Blennerhassett Elementary School

Set in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Blennerhassett Elementary School is a roomy primary school, run under Wood County Schools. It educates 522 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 84% larger than the state mean of about 283.

Wood County Schools comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 11,098 students; Blennerhassett Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Blennerhassett Elementary School logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Blennerhassett Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wood County) reports that median household income runs about $57,810, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wood County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,098 students), Blennerhassett Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Blennerhassett Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 6%: 493 students in 2018 compared to 522 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 97% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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