Philip Barbour High School Complex

Philip Barbour High School Complex is a small secondary school in Philippi, West Virginia, part of Barbour County Schools. The school educates 520 students in grades 9 through 12.

Barbour County Schools comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,969 students; Philip Barbour High School Complex is among them.

In terms of who attends, Philip Barbour High School Complex records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Barbour County) reports that median household earnings sit near $51,394, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Barbour County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,969 students), of which Philip Barbour High School Complex is one.

Philippi Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Philip Barbour High School Complex.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Philip Barbour High School Complex's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 612 (now 520). Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.