Winfield High School

Winfield High School is one of the reasonably sized four-year high schools in Winfield, West Virginia, operated by Putnam County Schools, with 743 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Putnam County Schools runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 8,518 students. Winfield High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Winfield High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder reads as 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Putnam County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Winfield High School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, census data for Putnam County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,527 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Putnam County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,518 students), Winfield High School is one campus in the mix.

Winfield Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Winfield High School.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 849 students in 2018 compared to 743 in 2025.

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