Paden City High School

Paden City High School is one of the very small high schools in Paden City, West Virginia, part of Wetzel County Schools, with 152 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 640 students each, so Paden City High School sits 76% smaller than that benchmark.

Wetzel County Schools comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 2,189 students; Paden City High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Paden City High School logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Wetzel County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Paden City High School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Wetzel County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,836, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Wetzel County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,189 students), Paden City High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Paden City Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paden City High School has declined 17%, going from 184 students in 2018 to 152 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.