Van Junior/Senior High School

Van Junior/Senior High School, a minimally staffed senior high in Van, West Virginia, overseen by Boone County Schools, serves 157 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 640 students each, so Van Junior/Senior High School sits 75% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in Boone County Schools (3,048 students total), Van Junior/Senior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Van Junior/Senior High School reports that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Boone County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Van Junior/Senior High School records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Van Junior/Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Boone County indicate median household earnings sit near $57,093, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Boone County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,048 students), Van Junior/Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

Van Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Van Junior/Senior High School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Van Junior/Senior High School has declined 33%, going from 235 students in 2018 to 157 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 100% to 96% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Van Junior/Senior High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.