Total enrollment
11,098
-766 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
27 schools in Wood County Schools
West Virginia · 11,098 students · 5 cities
27 public K-12 schools sit under Wood County Schools in West Virginia, serving roughly 11,098 students (16 elementary, 5 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Wood County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Wood County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In West Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,098 | #5 of 55 | #817 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 25 | #6 of 55 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #36 of 55 | #3,941 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #16 of 47 | #6,125 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 Wood County Schools
Since 2017-18, the 24 district schools that reported both years went from 12,078 to 11,096 students (down 8%) and from 810 to 798 full-time teachers (down 1%), 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.
About Wood County Schools
As a moderately sized district in West Virginia, Wood County Schools educates 11,098 students across 27 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Wood County Schools is built around 16 elementary, 5 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 411 in this district, above the West Virginia typical of 368.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 6%: 11,864 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,098 in SY 2024-25. Wood County Schools now counts 25 public schools, up from 24 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Wood County Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.