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Jefferson County School District

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Jefferson County School District is located in east West Virginia. Jefferson County School District has 209.63 square miles of land area and 2.04 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Jefferson County School District population is 54,650. Jefferson County School District median household income is $66,205 in 2010-2014. Jefferson County School District median house value is $204,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Jefferson County School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (10 out of 55, top 18%) Elementary/Middle School: (5 out of 55, top 9%)* Rank: #7
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	17
Population	54,650 (2010-2014), rank #11
Population Growth	7.60% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	258.18/sq mi, rank #6
Median Household Income:	$66,205 at 2010-2014—4.08% increase since 2005-2009, rank #1
Median House Price:	$204,900 at 2010-2014—-21.01% increase since 2005-2009, rank #1
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	209.63 sq mi, rank #50
Water Area:	2.04 sq mi (0.96%), rank #34
State:	West Virginia
County:	Jefferson County
City:	Charles Town, Ranson, Bolivar, Harpers Ferry, Shenandoah Junction, Millville, Shannondale, Bluemont, Summit Point, Middleway, Kearneysville, Shepherdstown
Zip:	25414, 25438, 25425, 25442, 25432, 20135, 25446, 25430, 25443
Area:	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

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Jefferson County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

110 Mordington Ave

Charles Town WV, 25414, Jefferson County

Phone: 304-728-9225

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	9,061	8,958	8,842	8,845	8,595	8,398	8,299
English Language Learner Students:	287	327	286	276	290	295	300
Total Teachers:	586.33	588.50	610.00	596.50	590.00	587.30	560.50
Prekindergarten:	3.00	3.00	2.00	1.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Kindergarten:	30.00	32.00	29.00	33.00	33.00	34.00	32.00
Elementary:	241.82	241.84	251.42	249.50	234.00	233.40	225.90
Secondary:	311.51	311.66	327.58	313.00	320.00	316.90	299.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	587.54	595.56	586.00	578.50	576.00	558.50	505.50
Instructional Aides:	144.50	154.00	151.75	141.00	141.00	137.50	128.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.00	5.00	7.00	10.00	11.00	6.00	7.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	22.00	22.50	22.00	21.50	22.50	22.50	19.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	7.50	7.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	5.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	14.00	15.00	15.00	14.50	16.50	16.50	14.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	16.00	17.00	14.00	16.00	15.00	15.00	14.00
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	21.00	18.00	21.00	19.00	19.00	23.00	21.00
District Administrative Support:	33.01	33.01	31.00	30.00	31.00	30.00	25.00
School Administrators:	40.00	40.00	38.00	38.00	38.50	35.00	33.00
School Administrative Support:	13.00	13.00	13.00	15.00	13.00	14.00	12.00
Student Support Services:	27.50	25.50	26.00	25.50	28.00	22.50	24.50
Other Support Services:	265.53	267.55	262.25	262.50	257.00	253.00	221.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.45	15.22	14.50	14.83	14.57	14.30	14.81

Schools

Blue Ridge Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	18866 Charles Town Rd, Harpers Ferry WV 25425
Blue Ridge Primary	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	175 Lowery Ln, Harpers Ferry WV 25425
C. W. Shipley Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	652 Shipley School Rd, Harpers Ferry WV 25425
Charles Town Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	817 High St, Charles Town WV 25414
Driswood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	75 Caspian Way, Shenandoah Junction WV 25442
Harpers Ferry Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1710 West Washington St, Harpers Ferry WV 25425
Jefferson High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4141 Flowing Springs Rd, Shenandoah Junction WV 25442
North Jefferson Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	6996 Charles Town Rd, Kearneysville WV 25430
Page Jackson Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	370 Page Jackson School Rd, Charles Town WV 25414
Ranson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	600 North Preston St, Ranson WV 25438
Shepherdstown Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	662 South Church St, Shepherdstown WV 25443
Shepherdstown Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	54 Minden Ave, Shepherdstown WV 25443
South Jefferson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Route 2 Box 151b, Charles Town WV 25414
T A Lowery Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	103 Shenandoah Junction Rd, Shenandoah Junction WV 25442
Washington High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	300 Washington Patriots Dr, Charles Town WV 25414
Wildwood Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1209 Shenandoah Junction Rd, Shenandoah Junction WV 25442
Wright Denny Intermediate School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	209 West Congress St, Charles Town WV 25414

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
WESTEST 2 Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.12	54
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.85	39
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.51	42
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.51	42
2009	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.96	47
2010	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.81	43
2011	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.79	47
2012	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.09	47
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	61.18	60
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.67	44
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	61.82	44
2012	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	60.19	44
2009	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.02	59
2010	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.74	41
2011	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.78	44
2012	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	64.29	44
2009	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.42	52
2010	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.37	35
2011	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.67	44
2012	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.62	44
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	68.85	63
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.61	33
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.54	37
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.46	37
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	70.51	66
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.71	44
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.45	41
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.82	49
2009	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	71.24	65
2010	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.42	45
2011	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.87	46
2012	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.09	49
2009	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	66.22	56
2010	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.56	40
2011	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.41	41
2012	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.14	43
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	64.46	49
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.48	36
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.33	36
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.63	37
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	69.38	65
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.81	42
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.12	46
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.79	47
2009	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	63.68	64
2010	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.44	40
2011	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.13	48
2012	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.93	44
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	60.26	49
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.74	35
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54	38
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.18	35
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	67.04	55
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.95	36
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.94	35
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.48	35
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	68.3	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.11	45
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.81	45
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.2	50
2009	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	68.8	65
2010	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.3	43
2011	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.66	46
2012	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	58.57	51
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	64.07	50
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.7	40
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.49	40
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.49	42
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	71.92	57
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.75	33
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.12	36
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.99	34
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	61.92	60
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.52	43
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.28	45
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.12	48
2009	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	72.77	65
2010	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.31	43
2011	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.06	50
2012	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.15	51
2009	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	67.4	58
2010	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.44	40
2011	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.44	41
2012	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.02	42
2009	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	68.34	60
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.63	34
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.16	35
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.89	34
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	61.06	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.81	47
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.76	44
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.66	51
2009	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	71.15	63
2010	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.18	43
2011	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.1	51
2012	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.14	49
2009	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	62.34	54
2010	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.48	43
2011	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.37	42
2012	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	59.43	45
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	63.54	52
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.93	39
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.91	38
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.81	40
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	59.01	53
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.93	37
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.75	40
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.11	42
2009	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	69.01	61
2010	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.1	42
2011	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.24	48
2012	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.77	47
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	64.01	55
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.85	46
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.17	42
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.97	47
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	68.71	58
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.76	33
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.92	36
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.59	34
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	62.47	61
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.94	36
2011	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.79	39
2012	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.16	39
2009	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	58.62	47
2010	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.48	40
2011	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.3	47
2012	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.65	47
2009	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	58.11	52
2010	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.66	30
2011	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.91	35
2012	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.18	35
2009	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.8	52
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.12	36
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.85	38
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.41	38

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$131,553,000	$14,878		$110,044,000	$12,441		$104,615,000	$12,172
Federal:	$6,025,000	$681	4.6%	$12,063,000	$1,364	11.0%	$9,947,000	$1,157	9.5%
State:	$62,399,000	$7,057	47.4%	$51,362,000	$5,807	46.7%	$42,120,000	$4,901	40.3%
Local:	$63,129,000	$7,140	48.0%	$46,619,000	$5,271	42.4%	$52,548,000	$6,114	50.2%
Total Expenditures:	$116,014,000	$13,121		$115,475,000	$13,055		$114,077,000	$13,272
Total Current Expenditures:	$107,918,000	$12,205		$103,917,000	$11,749		$102,355,000	$11,909
Instructional Expenditures:	$62,706,000	$7,092	58.1%	$61,844,000	$6,992	59.5%	$61,287,000	$7,131	59.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$10,044,000	$1,136	9.3%	$9,364,000	$1,059	9.0%	$8,466,000	$985	8.3%
Administration:	$10,190,000	$1,152	9.4%	$10,067,000	$1,138	9.7%	$10,192,000	$1,186	10.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$24,978,000	$2,825	23.1%	$22,642,000	$2,560	21.8%	$22,410,000	$2,607	21.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,865,000	$776		$10,401,000	$1,176		$10,340,000	$1,203
Construction:	$5,066,000	$573		$8,579,000	$970		$7,641,000	$889
Total Other:	$275,000	$31		$278,000	$31		$256,000	$30
Interest on Debt:	$503,000	$57		$544,000	$62		$583,000	$68

Total Salary:	$56,619,000	$6,403		$53,249,000	$6,020		$52,687,000	$6,130
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$36,263,000	$4,101	64.0%	$34,404,000	$3,890	64.6%	$33,967,000	$3,952	64.5%
Other Salary:	$20,356,000	$2,302	36.0%	$18,845,000	$2,131	35.4%	$18,720,000	$2,178	35.5%
Total Benefit:	$33,550,000	$3,794		$33,896,000	$3,832		$33,468,000	$3,894
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$21,607,000	$2,444	64.4%	$21,841,000	$2,469	64.4%	$21,545,000	$2,507	64.4%
Other Benefit:	$11,943,000	$1,351	35.6%	$12,055,000	$1,363	35.6%	$11,923,000	$1,387	35.6%

* Jefferson County School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.