Petersburg High School

Petersburg High School is a secondary school of average-sized scale in Petersburg, West Virginia, overseen by Grant County Schools, serveing 582 students in grades 7 through 12.

Across the 4 schools in Grant County Schools (1,617 students total), Petersburg High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Petersburg High School shows that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Petersburg High School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Grant County put the typical household earns roughly $62,361 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Petersburg High School is one of 5 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 1,617 students).

Petersburg Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Petersburg High School's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 670 (now 582). Class-load math has fell: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.