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Parkersburg High School

2101 Dudley Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 · (304) 420-9595 · Wood County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,491 STUDENTS
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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

Enrollment
1,491
High
DISTRICT 886 · STATE 640
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 936424%
Grade 1039727%
Grade 1138426%
Grade 1234623%
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 23% · US 70%
White
1,32389%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 87% · US 43%
Hispanic
322%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 30%
Black
473%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 15%
Asian
161%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
725%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
75451%
Female
73749%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
49.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
25.0%
WV avg 27.8%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 Parkersburg High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn West Virginia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#32 of 107
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#38 of 108
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,491#7 of 118
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.1:1#83 of 104
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.9%#25 of 104
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.7%#40 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,491
-237 (-14%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,698
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,4918717.1:1N/A
2023-241,55298.115.8:1N/A
2022-231,6519717.0:1N/A
2020-211,7289717.8:150% (858)
2017-181,689100.516.8:148% (817)
2015-161,78310417.1:147% (836)
2010-111,7839918.0:141% (723)
2000-011,3869115.2:123% (325)
1990-911,69810715.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkersburg High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,689 to 1,491); teachers down 13% (100.5 to 87).

About Parkersburg High School

Parkersburg High School is a large high school in Parkersburg, West Virginia, one of the schools in Wood County Schools. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,491 students. That is 133% above the average of about 640 students for high schools in West Virginia.

Wood County Schools has 11,098 students in 25 schools, and Parkersburg High School is one of those schools.

The share of students at Parkersburg High School who are White is 89%. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.

For every teacher at Parkersburg High School, there are about 17.1 students; the school has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in West Virginia, 13.8:1, is lower.

In Wood County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $57,810, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 27 public schools in the county, enrolling about 11,098, Parkersburg High School among them.

About 0.6 miles separate Parkersburg High School from the closest public school, Van Devender Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment decreased by 14% across 4 years, from 1,728 in 2020-21 to 1,491 in 2024-25.

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Wood County at a glance

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Population
83,407
Census ACS
Median income
$57,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,098 students

Quick facts

School name
Parkersburg High School
District
Wood County Schools
Address
2101 Dudley Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101
Phone
(304) 420-9595
County
Wood County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,491
Teachers (FTE)
87
Student–teacher ratio
17.1:1
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
540162001170
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Wood County Schools
Other schools in Parkersburg
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Frequently asked questions

About Parkersburg High School
What is the total enrollment at Parkersburg High School?
Parkersburg High School enrolls approximately 1,491 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Parkersburg High School serve?
Parkersburg High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkersburg High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkersburg High School is approximately 17.1:1 (87 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkersburg High School?
At Parkersburg High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Parkersburg High School?
Parkersburg High School is overseen by Wood County Schools in Wood County.
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