Total enrollment
2,189
-181 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Wetzel County Schools
West Virginia · 2,189 students · 6 cities
Wetzel County Schools is a public-school district inside West Virginia, running 11 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 2,189 students, broken out as 6 elementary and 5 high.
4-year change in Wetzel County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Wetzel County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In West Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,189 | #34 of 55 | #4,137 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #32 of 55 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #2 of 55 | #487 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #28 of 47 | #6,646 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 Wetzel County Schools
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 2,551 to 2,189 students (down 14%) and from 227 to 217 full-time teachers (down 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Martinsville School | New Martinsville | Elementary | PK-08 | 837 |
| Short Line School | Reader | Elementary | PK-08 | 364 |
| Magnolia High School | New Martinsville | High | 09-12 | 287 |
| Long Drain School | Metz | Elementary | PK-08 | 204 |
| Paden City Elementary School | Paden City | Elementary | PK-06 | 155 |
| Paden City High School | Paden City | High | 07-12 | 152 |
| Valley High School | Pine Grove | High | 09-12 | 124 |
| Hundred High School | Hundred | High | 09-12 | 66 |
| East Valley High School | Pine Grove | Elementary | M-M | · |
| West Magnolia High School | New Martinsville | Elementary | M-M | · |
| Wetzel County Technical Education Center | New Martinsville | High | 09-12 | · |
About Wetzel County Schools
Across 11 schools, Wetzel County Schools educates about 2,189 students in West Virginia. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
For a sense of the school types, Wetzel County Schools spans 6 elementary and 5 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Wetzel County Schools runs about 199 students per school, 46% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 368.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 8%: 2,370 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,189 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Wetzel County Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.