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If you could change one rule at BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
817
High
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 640
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540051000284
Bridgeport High School
515 Johnson Ave, Bridgeport, WV 26330 · (304) 326-7137 · Harrison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 192 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 210 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 199 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 216 | 26% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 23% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
72.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
47.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bridgeport High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #3 of 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #3 of 108 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 817 | #32 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #63 of 104 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #26 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #17 of 25 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
817
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 817 | 51.9 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 814 | 49.3 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 808 | 51.4 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 825 | 51 | 16.2:1 | 18% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 790 | 47.8 | 16.5:1 | 23% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 19% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | 59 | 13.5:1 | 13% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 51 | 15.3:1 | 17% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 31 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bridgeport High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (790 to 817); teachers up 8% (47.8 to 51.9).
About Bridgeport High School
Bridgeport High School is a medium-sized high school with its address in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 817 students enrolled. The average among high schools in West Virginia is roughly 640 students; this school is 28% bigger than that.
Harrison County Schools (24 schools, 9,358 students) runs Bridgeport High School.
At Bridgeport High School, White students make up 89% of the student body. It is also 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 93% White share among all Harrison County residents. By the diversity index, Bridgeport High School comes in at 21%.
Bridgeport High School counts 51.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.8 students for each one. The 13.8:1 average for high schools in West Virginia is lower than this school's figure.
In Harrison County (population about 64,984), median household income is about $60,377, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Bridgeport High School is one of 28 public schools in Harrison County, which together enroll about 9,414 students.
The school nearest to Bridgeport High School is Johnson Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Bridgeport High School enrolled 825; in 2024-25, 817.
The Bridgeport High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,984
Census ACS
Median income
$60,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,414 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison County Schools
- Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Robert C Byrd High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- Nutter Fort Primary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Bridgeport Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
- Big Elm Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Washington Irving Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
Other schools in Bridgeport
- Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Bridgeport Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
- Simpson Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
Other Bridgeport High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bridgeport High. Bridgeport High School is the largest of the 5.
- Bridgeport High SchoolBRIDGEPORT, TX · 674 students
- Bridgeport High SchoolBRIDGEPORT, MI · 501 students
- BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOLBRIDGEPORT, NE · 253 students
- Bridgeport High SchoolBRIDGEPORT, WA · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Johnson Elementary School0.1 mi · 742
- Bridgeport Middle School0.1 mi · 590
- Simpson Elementary School0.6 mi · 522
- Nutter Fort Primary School3.9 mi · 593
- Nutter Fort Intermediate School3.9 mi · 445
- Washington Irving Middle School4.3 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About Bridgeport High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bridgeport High School?
Bridgeport High School enrolls approximately 817 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bridgeport High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bridgeport High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Bridgeport High School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Bridgeport High School.
What is the student diversity at Bridgeport High School?
Student demographics at Bridgeport High School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bridgeport High School in?
Bridgeport High School is part of Harrison County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.