Paw Paw High School

Paw Paw High School, an one-room-style high school in Paw Paw, West Virginia, part of Morgan County Schools, serves 71 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 89% below the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 640 students.

Within Morgan County Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 2,123 students, Paw Paw High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Paw Paw High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 13% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 94% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Paw Paw High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Paw Paw High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Morgan County) reports that median household income runs about $72,179, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Paw Paw High School is one of 7 public schools in Morgan County (combined enrollment of about 2,123 students).

Nearest neighbor: Paw Paw Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 77 students in 2018 compared to 71 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 92% to 82% over that span.

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