WV Schools for the Deaf & the Blind

Set in Romney, West Virginia, WV Schools for the Deaf & the Blind is a tiny all-grades campus, run under WV School For The Deaf & Blind. It teaches 51 students across grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 76% smaller than typical.

WV School For The Deaf & Blind is the operating authority for WV Schools for the Deaf & the Blind, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, WV Schools for the Deaf & the Blind logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hampshire County) reports that median household earnings sit near $63,116, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hampshire County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,755 students), WV Schools for the Deaf & the Blind is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Romney Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around WV Schools for the Deaf & the Blind.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.