Blennerhassett Middle School

Blennerhassett Middle School is a middle school in Parkersburg, West Virginia, reachable at (304) 863-3356. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 534 students. Middle schools in West Virginia average about 429 students, which makes this school 24% bigger than average.

Blennerhassett Middle School falls under Wood County Schools, which has 25 schools enrolling 11,098 students.

White students are 94% of those enrolled at Blennerhassett Middle School. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. That is in line with Wood County, where about 94% of residents are White. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Blennerhassett Middle School are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Blennerhassett Middle School is 17.8:1, based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in West Virginia is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher.

In the wider Wood County area, the median household earns about $57,810 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Wood County, 27 public schools serve about 11,098 students.

Of the public schools around it, Blennerhassett Middle School is closest to Blennerhassett Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Blennerhassett Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 534, compared with 476 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.8:1, from 14.4:1.

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