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Nicholas County School District

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Nicholas County School District is located close to the center of West Virginia. Nicholas County School District has 646.82 square miles of land area and 7.58 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Nicholas County School District population is 26,090. Nicholas County School District median household income is $38,755 in 2010-2014. Nicholas County School District median house value is $75,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Nicholas County School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (41 out of 55, bottom 25%) Elementary/Middle School: (12 out of 55, top 22%)* Rank: #24
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	17
Population	26,090 (2010-2014), rank #25
Population Growth	0.02% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	39.87/sq mi, rank #34
Median Household Income:	$38,755 at 2010-2014—1.82% increase since 2005-2009, rank #26
Median House Price:	$75,400 at 2010-2014—1.48% increase since 2005-2009, rank #46
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	646.82 sq mi, rank #8
Water Area:	7.58 sq mi (1.16%), rank #4
State:	West Virginia
County:	Nicholas County
City:	Craigsville, Fenwick, Richwood, Tioga, Calvin, Summersville, Camden On Gauley, Birch River, Dille, Duck, Belva, Dixie, Indore, Lizemores, Swiss, Nettie, Canvas, Leivasy, Quinwood, Mount Nebo, Clay, Pool, Nallen, Mount Lookout
Zip:	26205, 26202, 26261, 26691, 26660, 26651, 26208, 26610, 26617, 25063, 26656, 25059, 25111, 25125, 26690, 26681, 26662, 26676, 25981, 26679, 25043, 26684, 26680, 26678
Area:	Charleston, WV;Oak Hill, WV

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Nicholas County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

400 Old Main Dr

Summersville WV, 26651, Nicholas County

Phone: 304-872-3611

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,956	4,035	4,051	4,076	4,042	4,083	4,114
English Language Learner Students:	10	10	10	7	7	4	7
Total Teachers:	294.50	296.00	296.01	298.50	297.25	311.00	303.50
Prekindergarten:	4.00	7.00	11.01	10.00	9.00	5.00	7.00
Kindergarten:	16.00	16.00	14.00	13.00	11.50	13.00	13.00
Elementary:	125.00	121.50	118.50	121.00	121.00	133.50	125.50
Secondary:	149.50	151.50	152.50	154.50	155.75	159.50	158.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	284.76	288.26	282.26	289.75	298.46	300.50	298.00
Instructional Aides:	50.00	54.00	51.00	53.00	57.00	61.00	59.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	3.00	2.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	8.00	9.00	8.50	10.00	10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.50	7.00	7.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	19.50	18.00	17.00	16.00	19.00	19.00	21.50
District Administrative Support:	9.92	8.92	9.42	9.41	10.48	10.50	10.00
School Administrators:	14.50	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.50	16.00	16.00
School Administrative Support:	5.50	4.50	4.50	5.50	3.50	3.50	3.50
Student Support Services:	21.00	20.50	20.50	19.50	19.50	20.50	19.50
Other Support Services:	151.34	155.34	152.84	159.34	158.98	155.00	155.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.43	13.63	13.69	13.65	13.60	13.13	13.56

Schools

Beaver Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	16414 Webster Rd, Craigsville WV 26205
Birch River Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	379 Birch River Rd, Birch River WV 26610
Cherry River Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	190 Riverside Dr, Richwood WV 26261
Craigsville Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	100 School St, Craigsville WV 26205
Dixie Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1988 Dixie Hwy, Dixie WV 25059
Gauley River Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	100 School St, Craigsville WV 26205
Glade Creek Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	7950 Webster Rd, Summersville WV 26651
Mt Lookout Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1945 Mount Lookout Rd, Mount Lookout WV 26678
Mt Nebo Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	110 Schoolhouse Ln, Mount Nebo WV 26679
Nicholas County Career/Technical Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	215 Milam Addition Rd, Craigsville WV 26205
Nicholas County High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	30 Grizzly Rd, Summersville WV 26651
Panther Creek Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	10068 Canvas Nettie Rd, Nettie WV 26681
Richwood High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1 Valley Ave, Richwood WV 26261
Richwood Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2 Valley Ave, Richwood WV 26261
Summersville Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	108 Mckees Creek Rd, Summersville WV 26651
Summersville Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	40 Grizzly Rd, Summersville WV 26651
Zela Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1073 Country Rd, Summersville WV 26651

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
WESTEST 2 Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.33	54
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.73	39
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.82	42
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.65	42
2009	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.43	47
2010	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.17	43
2011	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.44	47
2012	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.13	47
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	61.51	60
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.01	44
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.63	44
2012	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.77	44
2009	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.81	59
2010	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.21	41
2011	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	32.98	44
2012	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.97	44
2009	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.48	52
2010	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	30.03	35
2011	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.14	44
2012	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.97	44
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	58.91	63
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	28.3	33
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.32	37
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	24.58	37
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	63.05	66
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.32	44
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.01	41
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.2	49
2009	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	65.42	65
2010	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.35	45
2011	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.4	46
2012	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.34	49
2009	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	58.41	56
2010	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.55	40
2011	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.38	41
2012	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.3	43
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.79	49
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.66	36
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.22	36
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.06	37
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	67.14	65
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.23	42
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.26	46
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.7	47
2009	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	62.45	64
2010	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.83	40
2011	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.08	48
2012	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.03	44
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.01	49
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.71	35
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.06	38
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.58	35
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.98	55
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.62	36
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.07	35
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.42	35
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	73.37	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.33	45
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.89	45
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	60.36	50
2009	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	70.64	65
2010	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.5	43
2011	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.22	46
2012	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	60	51
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.95	50
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.21	40
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.05	40
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.75	42
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	60.06	57
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35	33
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.12	36
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.91	34
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	63.66	60
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.45	43
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.4	45
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.07	48
2009	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	64	65
2010	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.15	43
2011	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.46	50
2012	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.67	51
2009	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	60.86	58
2010	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.91	40
2011	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.12	41
2012	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.16	42
2009	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.23	60
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.03	34
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.4	35
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.44	34
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	58.88	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.68	47
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.65	44
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.04	51
2009	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	66.29	63
2010	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	31.78	43
2011	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.48	51
2012	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.2	49
2009	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	64.28	54
2010	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.49	43
2011	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.44	42
2012	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.46	45
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.3	52
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.11	39
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.44	38
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.79	40
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	58	53
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.38	37
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.9	40
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.72	42
2009	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	63.12	61
2010	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.56	42
2011	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.93	48
2012	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.04	47
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.76	55
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.28	46
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.92	42
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.72	47
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.7	58
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	32.5	33
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.2	36
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.32	34
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.69	61
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.6	36
2011	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.51	39
2012	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.25	39
2009	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.34	47
2010	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	32.73	40
2011	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.88	47
2012	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.98	47
2009	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.28	52
2010	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	27.17	30
2011	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.44	35
2012	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	32.54	35
2009	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.51	52
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	31.04	36
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.21	38
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.32	38

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$57,166,000	$14,112		$44,946,000	$11,027		$42,803,000	$10,590
Federal:	$6,881,000	$1,699	12.0%	$6,471,000	$1,588	14.4%	$8,137,000	$2,013	19.0%
State:	$31,247,000	$7,713	54.7%	$27,887,000	$6,842	62.0%	$24,549,000	$6,073	57.4%
Local:	$19,038,000	$4,700	33.3%	$10,588,000	$2,598	23.6%	$10,117,000	$2,503	23.6%
Total Expenditures:	$47,762,000	$11,790		$48,149,000	$11,813		$44,210,000	$10,938
Total Current Expenditures:	$45,122,000	$11,138		$47,193,000	$11,578		$43,495,000	$10,761
Instructional Expenditures:	$27,619,000	$6,818	61.2%	$29,157,000	$7,153	61.8%	$26,554,000	$6,570	61.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,726,000	$920	8.3%	$3,353,000	$823	7.1%	$3,309,000	$819	7.6%
Administration:	$3,232,000	$798	7.2%	$3,821,000	$937	8.1%	$3,501,000	$866	8.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$10,545,000	$2,603	23.4%	$10,862,000	$2,665	23.0%	$10,131,000	$2,506	23.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,528,000	$624		$846,000	$208		$608,000	$150
Construction:	$12,000	$3		$22,000	$5		$83,000	$21
Total Other:	$86,000	$21		$103,000	$25		$101,000	$25
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$23,932,000	$5,908		$24,118,000	$5,917		$23,997,000	$5,937
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$15,903,000	$3,926	66.5%	$16,460,000	$4,038	68.2%	$15,962,000	$3,949	66.5%
Other Salary:	$8,029,000	$1,982	33.5%	$7,658,000	$1,879	31.8%	$8,035,000	$1,988	33.5%
Total Benefit:	$13,598,000	$3,357		$17,293,000	$4,243		$12,170,000	$3,011
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$9,108,000	$2,248	67.0%	$11,240,000	$2,758	65.0%	$7,902,000	$1,955	64.9%
Other Benefit:	$4,490,000	$1,108	33.0%	$6,053,000	$1,485	35.0%	$4,268,000	$1,056	35.1%

* Nicholas County School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.