Frankfort High School

As a low-enrollment four-year high school in Ridgeley, West Virginia, Frankfort High School caters to 488 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Mineral County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 640 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Mineral County Schools comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 3,931 students; Frankfort High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Frankfort High School logs that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Mineral County put median household income runs about $69,375, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mineral County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,621 students), Frankfort High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Frankfort Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 518 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.