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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in West Virginia

Across West Virginia, 80 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Liberty High School leads the list at -37.2%, against a median of -11.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

West Virginia

Best Enrollment change

-37.2%

Median Enrollment change

-11.6%

FASTEST DECLINING · WEST VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Liberty High School	Clarksburg, WV	Harrison County Schools	551	346	-37.2%
2	Hannan Junior/Senior High School	Ashton, WV	Mason County Schools	291	193	-33.7%
3	Van Junior/Senior High School	Van, WV	Boone County Schools	235	157	-33.2%
4	Man Senior High School	Man, WV	Logan County Schools	451	321	-28.8%
5	Mount View High School	Welch, WV	McDowell County Schools	712	521	-26.8%
6	Sherman High School	Seth, WV	Boone County Schools	431	316	-26.7%
7	Hampshire Senior High School	Romney, WV	Hampshire County Schools	996	740	-25.7%
8	Roane County High	Spencer, WV	Roane County Schools	654	490	-25.1%
9	Ritchie County High School	Ellenboro, WV	Ritchie County Schools	430	328	-23.7%
10	Magnolia High School	New Martinsville, WV	Wetzel County Schools	372	287	-22.8%
11	Wayne High School	Wayne, WV	Wayne County Schools	665	525	-21.1%
12	Poca High School	Poca, WV	Putnam County Schools	517	410	-20.7%
13	Richwood High School	Craigsville, WV	Nicholas County Schools	373	299	-19.8%
14	Tygarts Valley Middle/High School	Mill Creek, WV	Randolph County Schools	493	396	-19.7%
15	Westside High School	Clear Fork, WV	Wyoming County Schools	633	509	-19.6%
16	Logan Senior High School	Logan, WV	Logan County Schools	672	550	-18.2%
17	Clay-Battelle High School	Blacksville, WV	Monongalia County Schools	404	332	-17.8%
18	Tug Valley High School	Williamson, WV	Mingo County Schools	381	315	-17.3%
19	Ripley High School	Ripley, WV	Jackson County Schools	924	768	-16.9%
20	Mingo Central Comprehensive High School	Delbarton, WV	Mingo County Schools	747	624	-16.5%
21	St. Marys High School	Saint Marys, WV	Pleasants County Schools	367	309	-15.8%
22	Webster County High School	Upperglade, WV	Webster County Schools	580	489	-15.7%
23	Calhoun Middle/High School	Mount Zion, WV	Calhoun County Schools	590	498	-15.6%
24	Capital High School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	1,243	1,051	-15.4%
25	Scott High School	Madison, WV	Boone County Schools	666	564	-15.3%
26	Philip Barbour High School Complex	Philippi, WV	Barbour County Schools	612	520	-15.0%
27	Cabell Midland High School	Ona, WV	Cabell County Schools	1,914	1,638	-14.4%
28	River View High School	Bradshaw, WV	McDowell County Schools	473	405	-14.4%
29	Berkeley Springs High School	Berkeley Springs, WV	Morgan County Schools	679	582	-14.3%
30	Saint Albans High School	Saint Albans, WV	Kanawha County Schools	1,028	882	-14.2%
31	Brooke High School	Wellsburg, WV	Brooke County Schools	993	855	-13.9%
32	Liberty High School	Glen Daniel, WV	Raleigh County Schools	531	458	-13.7%
33	Petersburg High School	Petersburg, WV	Grant County Schools	670	582	-13.1%
34	Oak Glen High School	New Cumberland, WV	Hancock County Schools	539	469	-13.0%
35	Winfield High School	Winfield, WV	Putnam County Schools	849	743	-12.5%
36	Braxton County High School	Sutton, WV	Braxton County Schools	549	481	-12.4%
37	North Marion High School	Farmington, WV	Marion County Schools	761	671	-11.8%
38	Greenbrier East High School	Lewisburg, WV	Greenbrier County Schools	1,129	997	-11.7%
39	Preston High School	Kingwood, WV	Preston County Schools	1,196	1,056	-11.7%
40	Parkersburg High School	Parkersburg, WV	Wood County Schools	1,689	1,491	-11.7%
41	Chapmanville Regional High School	Chapmanville, WV	Logan County Schools	730	645	-11.6%
42	Wyoming County East High School	New Richmond, WV	Wyoming County Schools	507	449	-11.4%
43	Weir High School	Weirton, WV	Hancock County Schools	655	583	-11.0%
44	Ravenswood High School	Ravenswood, WV	Jackson County Schools	445	397	-10.8%
45	Tolsia High School	Fort Gay, WV	Wayne County Schools	391	349	-10.7%
46	Parkersburg South High School	Parkersburg, WV	Wood County Schools	1,537	1,373	-10.7%
47	Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School	Point Pleasant, WV	Mason County Schools	1,108	995	-10.2%
48	Hurricane High School	Hurricane, WV	Putnam County Schools	1,265	1,141	-9.8%
49	Lincoln County High School	Hamlin, WV	Lincoln County Schools	855	774	-9.5%
50	Elkins High School	Elkins, WV	Randolph County Schools	823	747	-9.2%

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