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What's the vibe like in the hallways at HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL right now?
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Enrollment
1,141
High
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 640
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540120000926
Hurricane High School
3350 Teays Valley Rd, Hurricane, WV 25526 · (304) 562-1729 · Putnam County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,141 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
14.6:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Community
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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 | 281 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 281 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 272 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 307 | 27% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
62.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
38.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 Hurricane High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #6 of 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #9 of 108 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,141 | #16 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #46 of 104 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #29 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #48 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
1,141
-164 (-13%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 921
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,141 | 78 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,228 | 79 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,256 | 79 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,305 | 77 | 16.9:1 | 32% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 1,265 | 75 | 16.9:1 | 35% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 1,237 | 73 | 16.9:1 | 38% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 1,142 | 71 | 16.1:1 | 25% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 1,105 | 62 | 17.8:1 | 24% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 921 | 47 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hurricane High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,265 to 1,141); teachers up 4% (75 to 78).
About Hurricane High School
Hurricane High School is one of the public schools in Hurricane, West Virginia. It is a high-enrollment high school. It had 1,141 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in West Virginia average about 640 students, which makes this school 78% bigger than average.
The Putnam County Schools system has 23 schools and 8,518 students.
The share of students at Hurricane High School who are White is 90%. Other groups make up 4% multiracial and 3% Black. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Hurricane High School are from different groups.
On staff are 78 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. Statewide, high schools in West Virginia average 13.8:1.
In the surrounding county, Putnam County, median household income comes to about $79,527, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 8,518 students.
Conner Street Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Hurricane High School enrolled 1,305 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,141. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.9:1 to 14.6:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,177
Census ACS
Median income
$79,527
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Putnam County Schools
- Hurricane Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Winfield High SchoolHigh · 743 students
- Winfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- West Teays Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Hurricane
- Hurricane Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- West Teays Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Conner Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Hurricane Town Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Lakeside Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
Other Hurricane High schools
One other US public school is named Hurricane High. Hurricane High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hurricane HighHURRICANE, UT · 1,177 students
Nearby schools
- Conner Street Elementary School0.9 mi · 292
- Hurricane Middle School1.0 mi · 821
- Hurricane Town Elementary School1.6 mi · 269
- Lakeside Elementary School1.7 mi · 182
- West Teays Elementary School1.9 mi · 453
- Culloden Elementary School3.3 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About Hurricane High SchoolHow many students attend Hurricane High School?
Hurricane High School enrolls approximately 1,141 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hurricane High School serve?
Hurricane High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Hurricane High School have?
Hurricane High School employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Hurricane High School?
Student demographics at Hurricane High School are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hurricane High School?
Hurricane High School is overseen by Putnam County Schools in Putnam County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.