USA.com / Virginia / Wise County Public Schools

Wise County Public Schools

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationOthers

Wise County Public Schools is located in west Virginia. Wise County Public Schools has 403.19 square miles of land area and 2.04 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Wise County Public Schools population is 40,872. Wise County Public Schools median household income is $37,357 in 2010-2014. Wise County Public Schools median house value is $86,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Wise County Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(33 out of 130, top 25%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	14
Population	40,872 (2010-2014), rank #42
Population Growth	-2.02% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	100.86/sq mi, rank #68
Median Household Income:	$37,357 at 2010-2014—15.57% increase since 2005-2009, rank #109
Median House Price:	$86,300 at 2010-2014—17.26% increase since 2005-2009, rank #131
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	403.19 sq mi, rank #44
Water Area:	2.04 sq mi (0.50%), rank #87
State:	Virginia
County:	Wise County
City:	Appalachia, Pound, Wise, Norton, Coeburn, Big Stone Gap, East Stone Gap, Riverview, Saint Paul
Zip:	24216, 24279, 24293, 24273, 24230, 24219, 24246, 24283

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

The Richest School Districts Nearby

House Price of School Districts Nearby

Wise County Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

628 Lake St

Wise VA, 24293, Wise County

Phone: 276-328-8017

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	6,192	6,110	6,246	6,655	6,784	6,782	6,833
English Language Learner Students:	24	4	53	46	25	19	18
Total Teachers:	440.95	450.20	490.04	423.40	444.60	439.70	456.00
Prekindergarten:	14.00	13.05	19.00	15.00	16.00	15.00	14.00
Kindergarten:	28.46	24.98	29.75	25.00	26.00	25.50	27.00
Elementary:	173.25	187.89	188.23	155.43	166.26	165.90	159.60
Secondary:	225.24	224.28	253.06	227.97	236.34	233.30	255.40
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	378.67	409.00	407.75	452.08	765.64	813.50	784.50
Instructional Aides:	57.00	39.00	39.00	88.00	165.17	164.00	173.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	8.00	6.00	8.00	101.00	100.00	106.00	88.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	13.00	13.50	13.33	15.75	18.00	18.00	18.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.50	4.00	5.25	6.50	5.50	5.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	9.33	10.50	11.50	12.50	12.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	17.67	16.00	9.42	13.00	15.00	15.00	15.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	5.00
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	19.89	19.60	8.30
School Administrators:	24.00	23.50	26.00	30.50	31.00	31.00	33.00
School Administrative Support:	31.00	30.00	33.00	39.00	39.00	33.00	37.00
Student Support Services:	23.00	23.00	23.00	25.40	26.40	33.40	37.40
Other Support Services:	186.00	238.00	236.00	119.43	345.18	388.50	365.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.04	13.57	12.75	15.72	15.26	15.42	14.98

Schools

Appalachia Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	3965 Kent Junction Rd, Appalachia VA 24216
Central High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	301 Industrial Park Rd, Norton VA 24273
Coeburn Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 8	518 Centre Ave Ne, Coeburn VA 24230
Coeburn Primary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	332 School House Hill Dr, Coeburn VA 24230
Eastside High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3207 Deacon Dr (Temp), Saint Paul VA 24283
J.W. Adams Combined	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	10824 Orby Cantrell Hwy, Pound VA 24279
L.F. Addington Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 8	324 School St, Wise VA 24293
Powell Valley Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 8	3137 Second Ave East, Big Stone Gap VA 24219
Powell Valley Primary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	2945 Second Ave East, Big Stone Gap VA 24219
St. Paul Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	3200 Deacon Dr, Saint Paul VA 24283
Union High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	322 Powell Valley Rd, Big Stone Gap VA 24219
Wise County Career-Technical Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	621 Lake St Ne, Wise VA 24293
Wise Primary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	323 Railroad Ave Se, Wise VA 24293

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
SOL Test
2005	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2006	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	84%
2007	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	81%
2008	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	84%
2009	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	86%
2010	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	84%
2011	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	83%
2012	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	86%
2013	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.5%	72.5%
2005	History	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	90%
2006	History	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	91%
2007	History	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%
2008	History	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	93%
2009	History	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	93%
2010	History	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	93%
2011	History	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	85%
2012	History	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	87%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	88%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	90%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	89%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	89%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	91%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	91%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	64%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.7%	65.3%
2005	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	89%
2006	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	90%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	88%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	88%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	88%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	91%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	89%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	88.7%	83.6%
2006	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2007	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%
2008	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	88%
2009	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	88%
2010	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	88%
2011	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	87%
2012	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	88%
2013	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.8%	70.1%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	78%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	81%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	84%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	87%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	88%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	89%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78.1%	74.7%
2005	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	85%
2006	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2007	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	87%
2008	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	89%
2009	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	92%
2010	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	91%
2011	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	89%
2012	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	89%
2013	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.3%	73.3%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	80%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	83%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	86%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	88%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	90%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	91%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	89%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	67%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	69.5%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	81%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	85%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	88%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91%	88%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	88%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94%	87%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	88%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	75.6%
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80%	91%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83%	89%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	89%	89%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82%	87%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80%	86%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	79%	88%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82%	87%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81%	87%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.7%	70.6%
2006	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83%	83%
2007	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85%	84%
2008	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	85%
2009	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84%	87%
2010	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85%	88%
2011	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87%	87%
2012	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93%	89%
2013	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	73.6%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	50%	52%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	59%	60%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	68%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89%	74%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	88.5%	78%
2006	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	82%
2007	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80%	83%
2008	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	87%
2009	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91%	89%
2010	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	89%
2011	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	89%
2012	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91%	88%
2013	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.5%	74.7%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55%	44%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59%	56%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	65%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62%	71%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64%	57%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73.9%	61.1%
2005	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74%	77%
2006	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66%	78%
2007	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	79%
2008	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89%	83%
2009	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	87%
2010	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	89%
2011	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87%	90%
2012	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	89%
2013	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	70.9%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	83%	81%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	76%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	84%	77%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	94%	83%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	92%	85%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	91%	87%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86%	82%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	84%	60%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	61.9%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86%	90%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	90%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92%	92%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	91%	92%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92%	92%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.5%	76.1%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74%	74%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80%	91%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81%	85%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	87%	88%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86%	89%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	92%	91%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82%	89%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86%	88%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	65.4%	70.3%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93%	87%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92%	88%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95%	91%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	97%	93%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99%	93%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99%	95%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99%	94%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88%	75%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.4%	76.2%
2005	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	97%	88%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	89%	84%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	95%	88%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	95%	91%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	94%	91%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	95%	91%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	96%	90%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	75%	69%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	89%	75.7%
2005	Biology	End of course	% met std	81%	83%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	84%	83%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	86%	88%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	87%	88%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	91%	88%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	91%	89%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	93%	91%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	93%	92%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	82.1%	82.6%
2005	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	93%	88%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	88%	87%
2007	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	95%	90%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	96%	92%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	93%	92%
2010	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	96%	94%
2011	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	99%	93%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	99%	93%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	97.9%	85.8%
2005	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	82%	80%
2006	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	84%	81%
2007	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	84%	85%
2008	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	89%	86%
2009	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	90%	87%
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	90%	88%
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	93%	90%
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	93%	91%
2013	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	91.4%	83%
2005	English Reading	End of course	% met std	84%	88%
2006	English Reading	End of course	% met std	91%	90%
2007	English Reading	End of course	% met std	93%	94%
2008	English Reading	End of course	% met std	95%	94%
2009	English Reading	End of course	% met std	95%	95%
2010	English Reading	End of course	% met std	94%	94%
2011	English Reading	End of course	% met std	95%	94%
2012	English Reading	End of course	% met std	94%	93%
2013	English Reading	End of course	% met std	89.8%	88.9%
2005	Geography	End of course	% met std	73%	75%
2006	Geography	End of course	% met std	75%	77%
2007	Geography	End of course	% met std	77%	83%
2008	Geography	End of course	% met std	98%	84%
2009	Geography	End of course	% met std	98%	86%
2010	Geography	End of course	% met std	97%	86%
2011	Geography	End of course	% met std	94%	86%
2012	Geography	End of course	% met std	99%	85%
2013	Geography	End of course	% met std	96.8%	84.9%
2005	Geometry	End of course	% met std	87%	83%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	85%	83%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	92%	86%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	87%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	87%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	95%	88%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	90%	86%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	83%	73%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	89.3%	75.7%
2005	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	92%	89%
2006	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	93%	91%
2007	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	93%	93%
2008	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	96%	94%
2009	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	96%	95%
2010	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	97%	95%
2011	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	87%	83%
2012	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	90%	84%
2013	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	89.8%	85.7%
2005	World History I	End of course	% met std	86%	85%
2006	World History I	End of course	% met std	86%	84%
2007	World History I	End of course	% met std	84%	89%
2008	World History I	End of course	% met std	91%	91%
2009	World History I	End of course	% met std	94%	92%
2010	World History I	End of course	% met std	94%	93%
2011	World History I	End of course	% met std	77%	81%
2012	World History I	End of course	% met std	86%	85%
2013	World History I	End of course	% met std	91.6%	84.2%
2005	Writing	End of course	% met std	87%	88%
2006	Writing	End of course	% met std	89%	88%
2007	Writing	End of course	% met std	88%	93%
2008	Writing	End of course	% met std	92%	92%
2009	Writing	End of course	% met std	90%	93%
2010	Writing	End of course	% met std	92%	92%
2011	Writing	End of course	% met std	93%	93%
2012	Writing	End of course	% met std	92%	93%
2013	Writing	End of course	% met std	91.2%	86.9%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$62,223,000	$9,962		$62,423,000	$9,380		$73,013,000	$10,763
Federal:	$8,396,000	$1,344	13.5%	$8,308,000	$1,248	13.3%	$13,800,000	$2,034	18.9%
State:	$36,490,000	$5,842	58.6%	$37,210,000	$5,591	59.6%	$41,337,000	$6,093	56.6%
Local:	$17,337,000	$2,776	27.9%	$16,905,000	$2,540	27.1%	$17,876,000	$2,635	24.5%
Total Expenditures:	$67,220,000	$10,762		$62,918,000	$9,454		$69,990,000	$10,317
Total Current Expenditures:	$60,491,000	$9,685		$60,062,000	$9,025		$65,439,000	$9,646
Instructional Expenditures:	$38,738,000	$6,202	64.0%	$38,337,000	$5,761	63.8%	$41,638,000	$6,138	63.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,138,000	$983	10.1%	$6,133,000	$922	10.2%	$7,524,000	$1,109	11.5%
Administration:	$4,887,000	$782	8.1%	$4,899,000	$736	8.2%	$5,260,000	$775	8.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$10,728,000	$1,718	17.7%	$10,693,000	$1,607	17.8%	$11,017,000	$1,624	16.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,006,000	$962		$1,133,000	$170		$1,927,000	$284
Construction:	$654,000	$105		$561,000	$84		$432,000	$64
Total Other:	$177,000	$28		$1,158,000	$174		$1,753,000	$258
Interest on Debt:	$383,000	$61		$407,000	$61		$431,000	$64

Total Salary:	$38,930,000	$6,233		$40,173,000	$6,037		$43,203,000	$6,368
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$26,861,000	$4,301	69.0%	$27,565,000	$4,142	68.6%	$29,549,000	$4,356	68.4%
Other Salary:	$12,069,000	$1,932	31.0%	$12,608,000	$1,895	31.4%	$13,654,000	$2,013	31.6%
Total Benefit:	$13,148,000	$2,105		$12,756,000	$1,917		$15,023,000	$2,214
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$8,790,000	$1,407	66.9%	$8,495,000	$1,276	66.6%	$9,974,000	$1,470	66.4%
Other Benefit:	$4,358,000	$698	33.1%	$4,261,000	$640	33.4%	$5,049,000	$744	33.6%

* Wise County Public Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.