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What's one thing BROOKE HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
855
High
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 640
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540015000075
Brooke High School
29 Bruin Dr, Wellsburg, WV 26070 · (304) 527-1410 · Brooke County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL855 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
13.4:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 185 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 181 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 196 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 190 | 22% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brooke County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
57.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
22.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 Brooke High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #38 of 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #13 of 108 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #29 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #29 of 104 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.5% | #43 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #31 of 80 |
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
855
-163 (-16%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,559
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 855 | 63.8 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 967 | 66 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,033 | 67 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,018 | 70 | 14.5:1 | 37% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 993 | 75 | 13.2:1 | 43% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 1,020 | 75 | 13.6:1 | 47% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 1,108 | 85 | 13.0:1 | 37% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 1,233 | 97 | 12.7:1 | 14% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 1,559 | 101 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brooke High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (993 to 855); teachers down 15% (75 to 63.8).
About Brooke High School
As a medium-sized high school, Brooke High School serves students in Wellsburg, West Virginia. It serves 855 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in West Virginia average about 640 students.
Brooke High School is one of the 6 schools that make up Brooke County Schools (2,213 students in total).
The large majority of students at Brooke High School, 94%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 2% Black and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Brooke County residents. By the diversity index, Brooke High School comes in at 11%.
At Brooke High School, 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.4:1. Across high schools in West Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1.
Brooke High School is located in Brooke County, where median household income is about $54,316, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 7 public schools in Brooke County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,213.
The school nearest to Brooke High School is Brooke Middle School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES assigns Brooke High School the locale Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Brooke High School had 1,018 students in 2020-21 and 855 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. The ratio was 14.5:1 in 2020-21 and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brooke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,805
Census ACS
Median income
$54,316
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,213 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brooke County Schools
- Brooke Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Brooke Primary School NorthElementary · 257 students
- Brooke Primary School SouthElementary · 203 students
- Brooke Intermediate School NorthElementary · 172 students
- Brooke Intermediate School SouthElementary · 121 students
- The Bruin BridgeCombined
Other schools in Wellsburg
- Brooke Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Brooke Primary School SouthElementary · 203 students
- Brooke Intermediate School SouthElementary · 121 students
- The Bruin BridgeCombined
Nearby schools
- Brooke Middle School0.2 mi · 605
- Brooke Primary School North1.5 mi · 257
- Brooke Intermediate School North1.9 mi · 172
- Brooke Primary School South2.2 mi · 203
- Hills Elementary School3.2 mi · 377
- Brooke Intermediate School South3.3 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About Brooke High SchoolHow large is Brooke High School?
Brooke High School enrolls approximately 855 students in grades 09-12.
Is Brooke High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brooke High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Brooke High School have?
Brooke High School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Brooke High School?
Student demographics at Brooke High School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Brooke High School in?
Brooke High School is part of Brooke County Schools.
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