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Alumni: what's one memory from FRANKFORT HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
488
High
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 640
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINERAL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540087000717
Frankfort High School
393 Falcon Way, Ridgeley, WV 26753 · (304) 726-4767 · Mineral County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 136 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 128 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 112 | 23% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 23% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
47.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
37.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Frankfort High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #8 of 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #51 of 108 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #70 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #55 of 104 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.4% | #76 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #64 of 80 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
488
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 488 | 32.6 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 34.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 34.5 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 25% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 37.6 | 13.8:1 | 38% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 42% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 29% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 30% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 632 | 35 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frankfort High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (518 to 488); teachers down 13% (37.6 to 32.6).
About Frankfort High School
Frankfort High School is a high school located in Ridgeley, West Virginia, in Mineral County. The school's 488 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 24% lower than the average for high schools in West Virginia, which is about 640.
Mineral County Schools includes 14 schools. Together they enroll 4,621 students.
Federal enrollment data show Frankfort High School is 97% White. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Frankfort High School's diversity index is 6%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.0 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in West Virginia.
Mineral County has about 26,854 residents, and the median household income is $69,375, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Mineral County has 15 public schools and roughly 4,621 students.
Frankfort Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from Frankfort High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Frankfort High School was 498 in 2020-21 and 488 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mineral County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,854
Census ACS
Median income
$69,375
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mineral County Schools
- Frankfort Elementary SchoolElementary · 713 students
- Keyser High SchoolHigh · 665 students
- Keyser Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Keyser Primary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Frankfort Middle SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Frankfort Intermediate SchoolElementary · 284 students
Other schools in Ridgeley
- Frankfort Elementary SchoolElementary · 713 students
- Frankfort Middle SchoolMiddle · 487 students
Other Frankfort High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Frankfort High. Frankfort High School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Frankfort High SchoolFrankfort, IN · 922 students
- Frankfort High SchoolFrankfort, KY · 331 students
- Frankfort High SchoolFRANKFORT, MI · 248 students
- Frankfort HighFrankfort, KS · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Frankfort Elementary School0.3 mi · 713
- Frankfort Middle School0.5 mi · 487
- Cresaptown Elementary3.2 mi · 268
- Bel Air Elementary3.4 mi · 216
- Fort Ashby Primary School3.6 mi · 226
- Frankfort Intermediate School3.7 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Frankfort High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Frankfort High School?
Frankfort High School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Frankfort High School serve?
Frankfort High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Frankfort High School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Frankfort High School.
How diverse is Frankfort High School?
Frankfort High School reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Frankfort High School public or private?
Frankfort High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mineral County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.