Total enrollment
5,294
-316 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Fayette County Schools
West Virginia · 5,694 students · 7 cities
For families inside Fayette County Schools, public-school options total 13 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 5,694 (7 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in Fayette County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
-1 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Fayette County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In West Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,694 | #13 of 55 | #1,683 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #22 of 55 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #47 of 55 | #5,042 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #14 of 47 | #5,968 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Fayette County Schools
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,376 to 2,669 students (up 12%) and from 161 to 170 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill High | Oak Hill | High | 09-12 | 1,057 |
| Oak Hill Middle School | Oak Hill | Middle | 06-08 | 627 |
| Midland Trail High | Hico | High | 06-12 | 618 |
| New River Primary | Oak Hill | Elementary | PK-02 | 605 |
| Fayetteville PK-8 | Fayetteville | Elementary | PK-08 | 548 |
| Valley PK-8 | Smithers | Elementary | PK-08 | 545 |
| New River Intermediate | Oak Hill | Elementary | 03-05 | 523 |
| Meadow Bridge Regional School | Meadow Bridge | Combined | PK-12 | 404 |
| Meadow Bridge Elementary | Meadow Bridge | Elementary | PK-06 | 206 |
| Meadow Bridge High | Meadow Bridge | High | 07-12 | 194 |
| Divide Elementary | Lookout | Elementary | PK-05 | 189 |
| Ansted Elementary | Ansted | Elementary | PK-05 | 178 |
| Fayette Institute of Technology | Oak Hill | High | 09-12 | · |
About Fayette County Schools
Across 13 schools, Fayette County Schools educates about 5,694 students in West Virginia. By footprint it is a moderately sized district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Fayette County Schools is built around 7 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 438 in this district, noticeably above the West Virginia typical of 368.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,294 students, shrank 6% from the 5,610 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 11 to 10 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Fayette County Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.