University High School

University High School, a well-populated senior high in Morgantown, West Virginia, run under Monongalia County Schools, enrolls 1,371 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 114% above the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 640 students.

Across the 18 schools in Monongalia County Schools (11,193 students total), University High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, University High School records that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder reads as 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Monongalia County put the typical household earns roughly $65,346 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Monongalia County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,438 students), of which University High School is one.

North Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around University High School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at University High School has edged up 9%, going from 1,258 students in 2018 to 1,371 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 92% to 86% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.