Buckhannon Upshur High School

Buckhannon Upshur High School is an expansive senior high in Buckhannon, West Virginia, run under Upshur County Schools. The school serves 1,068 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 640 students each, so Buckhannon Upshur High School sits 67% above that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Upshur County Schools (3,385 students total), Buckhannon Upshur High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Buckhannon Upshur High School logs that nearly all students (96%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Upshur County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Buckhannon Upshur High School shows 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Buckhannon Upshur High School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Upshur County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,338, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Upshur County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,385 students), of which Buckhannon Upshur High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tennerton Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Buckhannon Upshur High School has held roughly steady, going from 1,066 students in 2018 to 1,068 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Buckhannon Upshur High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.