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Raleigh County School District

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Raleigh County School District is located in southwest West Virginia. Raleigh County School District has 605.35 square miles of land area and 4.00 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Raleigh County School District population is 78,827. Raleigh County School District median household income is $41,152 in 2010-2014. Raleigh County School District median house value is $97,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Raleigh County School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (8 out of 55, top 15%) Elementary/Middle School: (11 out of 55, top 20%)* Rank: #8
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	30
Population	78,827 (2010-2014), rank #6
Population Growth	0.18% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	129.36/sq mi, rank #14
Median Household Income:	$41,152 at 2010-2014—8.23% increase since 2005-2009, rank #15
Median House Price:	$97,700 at 2010-2014—12.04% increase since 2005-2009, rank #23
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	605.35 sq mi, rank #10
Water Area:	4.00 sq mi (0.66%), rank #20
State:	West Virginia
County:	Raleigh County
City:	Beckley, Bolt, Coal City, Crab Orchard, Eccles, Ghent, Glen White, Helen, Lester, Mabscott, Macarthur, Rhodell, Sophia, Princewick, Josephine, Odd, Amigo, Beaver, Daniels, Cool Ridge, Midway, Fairdale, Slab Fork, Surveyor, Glen Daniel, Saxon, Bradley, Piney View, Prosperity, Stanaford, Mount Hope, Arnett, Dry Creek, Naoma, Rock Creek, Whitesville, Artie, Dorothy, Colcord, Clear Creek, Layland, Shady Spring, Raleigh, Hinton, White Oak
Zip:	25801, 25817, 25813, 25823, 25827, 25836, 25825, 25843, 25849, 25853, 25921, 25865, 25871, 25873, 25915, 25908, 25857, 25902, 25811, 25832, 25878, 25839, 25920, 25932, 25844, 25180, 25880, 25818, 25906, 25007, 25062, 25140, 25174, 25209, 25008, 25060, 25048, 25044, 25864, 25918, 25989, 25911, 25951
Area:	Beckley, WV

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Raleigh County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

105 Adair St

Beckley WV, 25801, Raleigh County

Phone: 304-256-4500

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	12,568	12,580	12,456	12,372	12,340	12,316	12,153
English Language Learner Students:	45	47	44	33	27	20	21
Total Teachers:	875.50	871.50	849.50	868.00	855.00	862.00	866.50
Prekindergarten:	22.50	20.50	17.50	18.50	16.00	14.50	13.00
Kindergarten:	52.00	56.00	47.00	47.00	45.00	45.00	49.00
Elementary:	352.50	348.00	350.00	365.50	354.50	359.00	364.50
Secondary:	448.50	447.00	435.00	437.00	439.50	443.50	440.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	774.31	754.50	755.82	744.10	720.32	714.40	717.10
Instructional Aides:	142.00	141.00	137.50	136.50	120.50	122.00	122.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	30.00	26.00	30.00	26.00	30.00	28.00	30.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	31.50	30.00	31.00	31.00	31.00	31.00	31.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	12.50	11.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	10.00	10.00
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	33.00	30.00	31.00	30.00	28.00	30.00	29.00
District Administrative Support:	30.92	33.67	35.43	33.43	35.86	37.90	39.40
School Administrators:	46.00	44.00	43.00	43.00	43.00	42.00	42.00
School Administrative Support:	25.75	21.75	20.75	21.25	20.25	20.50	16.50
Student Support Services:	54.30	54.50	54.30	54.10	49.30	47.30	49.10
Other Support Services:	371.84	364.58	363.84	359.82	353.41	345.70	347.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.36	14.43	14.66	14.25	14.43	14.29	14.03

Schools

Academy Of Careers And Technology	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	390 Stanaford Rd, Beckley WV 25801
Beckley Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	399 Gray Flats Rd, Beckley WV 25801
Beckley-Stratton Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	401 Gray Flats Rd, Beckley WV 25801
Bradley Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	210 Bradley School Rd, Mount Hope WV 25880
Clear Fork District Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4851 Clear Fork Rd, Clear Creek WV 25044
Coal City Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Independence Rd, Coal City WV 25823
Crab Orchard Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1404 Robert C. Byrd Dr, Crab Orchard WV 25827
Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4575 Robert C Byrd Dr, Beckley WV 25801
Crescent Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	205 Crescent Rd, Beckley WV 25801
Daniels Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	351 4h Lake Rd, Daniels WV 25832
Fairdale Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	772 Bolt Rd, Fairdale WV 25839
Ghent Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2750 Flat Top Rd, Clay WV 25043
Hollywood Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	412 Old Mill Rd, Mac Arthur WV 25873
Independence High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	850 Independence Rd, Coal City WV 25823
Independence Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	800 Independence Rd, Sophia WV 25921
Lester Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1970 Lester Hwy Rt. 54, Lester WV 25865
Liberty High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1700 Coal River Rd, Glen Daniel WV 25844
Mabscott Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Dogwood Ln, Mabscott WV 25871
Marsh Fork Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	8801 Coal River Rd, Naoma WV 25140
Maxwell Hill Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1001 Maxwell Hill Rd, Beckley WV 25801
Park Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	212 Park Ave, Beckley WV 25801
Raleigh-Boone Technical Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	11823 Coal River Rd, Whitesville WV 25209
Shady Spring Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	600 Flat Top Rd, Shady Spring WV 25918
Shady Spring High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	300 Hinton Rd, Shady Spring WV 25918
Shady Spring Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	500 Flat Top Rd, Shady Spring WV 25918
Sophia-Soak Creek Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	200 Mills St, Oak Hill WV 25901
Stanaford Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	950 Stanaford Rd, Beckley WV 25801
Stratton Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1129 South Fayette St, Beckley WV 25801
Trap Hill Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 11	665 Coal River Rd, Surveyor WV 25932
Woodrow Wilson High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	400 Stanaford Rd, Beckley WV 25801

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
WESTEST 2 Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.87	54
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.22	39
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.8	42
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.9	42
2009	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.85	47
2010	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.79	43
2011	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.36	47
2012	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.48	47
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	66.75	60
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.06	44
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.91	44
2012	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.02	44
2009	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55	59
2010	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.37	41
2011	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.17	44
2012	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.97	44
2009	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.14	52
2010	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.17	35
2011	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.67	44
2012	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.04	44
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	62.02	63
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.23	33
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.97	37
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.48	37
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	67.39	66
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.37	44
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.61	41
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.27	49
2009	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	63	65
2010	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.01	45
2011	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.02	46
2012	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.16	49
2009	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.36	56
2010	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.55	40
2011	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	30.26	41
2012	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.95	43
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.88	49
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	30.11	36
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	31.69	36
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	31.9	37
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	65.19	65
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.93	42
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.91	46
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.27	47
2009	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	61.48	64
2010	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.51	40
2011	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.11	48
2012	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.2	44
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.95	49
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	31.22	35
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	33.14	38
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	28.81	35
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.87	55
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	32.21	36
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	30.78	35
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	32.97	35
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	68.5	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.4	45
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.59	45
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.95	50
2009	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	64.93	65
2010	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.06	43
2011	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.65	46
2012	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.16	51
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.09	50
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	33.29	40
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.37	40
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.11	42
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.21	57
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	27.25	33
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	32.11	36
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.88	34
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.58	60
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.64	43
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.47	45
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.2	48
2009	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	62.16	65
2010	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.07	43
2011	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.22	50
2012	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.82	51
2009	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.59	58
2010	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.17	40
2011	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.4	41
2012	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.89	42
2009	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	59.06	60
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.88	34
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.82	35
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.61	34
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.52	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.7	47
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.25	44
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.9	51
2009	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	66.74	63
2010	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.5	43
2011	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	58.6	51
2012	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.73	49
2009	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.36	54
2010	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.68	43
2011	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.4	42
2012	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.21	45
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.49	52
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.31	39
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.69	38
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.19	40
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.89	53
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.64	37
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.51	40
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.54	42
2009	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	66.26	61
2010	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.23	42
2011	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.67	48
2012	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.84	47
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.96	55
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.66	46
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.78	42
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.55	47
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.81	58
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.37	33
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.61	36
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.24	34
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	66.25	61
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.22	36
2011	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.02	39
2012	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.64	39
2009	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.38	47
2010	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.95	40
2011	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.36	47
2012	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.35	47
2009	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.71	52
2010	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.02	30
2011	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.32	35
2012	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	30.15	35
2009	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	58.15	52
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.27	36
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.97	38
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.11	38

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$171,069,000	$13,734		$143,577,000	$11,605		$134,270,000	$10,881
Federal:	$17,517,000	$1,406	10.2%	$19,281,000	$1,558	13.4%	$21,291,000	$1,725	15.9%
State:	$87,944,000	$7,060	51.4%	$80,730,000	$6,525	56.2%	$73,051,000	$5,920	54.4%
Local:	$65,608,000	$5,267	38.4%	$43,566,000	$3,521	30.3%	$39,928,000	$3,236	29.7%
Total Expenditures:	$144,390,000	$11,592		$148,695,000	$12,019		$147,423,000	$11,947
Total Current Expenditures:	$135,439,000	$10,873		$141,703,000	$11,454		$138,631,000	$11,234
Instructional Expenditures:	$76,238,000	$6,121	56.3%	$82,111,000	$6,637	57.9%	$81,144,000	$6,576	58.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$12,925,000	$1,038	9.5%	$13,136,000	$1,062	9.3%	$13,057,000	$1,058	9.4%
Administration:	$11,464,000	$920	8.5%	$11,782,000	$952	8.3%	$11,749,000	$952	8.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$34,812,000	$2,795	25.7%	$34,674,000	$2,803	24.5%	$32,681,000	$2,648	23.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$7,677,000	$616		$5,659,000	$457		$7,570,000	$613
Construction:	$6,196,000	$497		$3,981,000	$322		$5,937,000	$481
Total Other:	$1,267,000	$102		$1,332,000	$108		$1,209,000	$98
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$73,987,000	$5,940		$74,422,000	$6,015		$69,628,000	$5,642
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$45,759,000	$3,674	61.8%	$49,483,000	$4,000	66.5%	$43,767,000	$3,547	62.9%
Other Salary:	$28,228,000	$2,266	38.2%	$24,939,000	$2,016	33.5%	$25,861,000	$2,096	37.1%
Total Benefit:	$38,734,000	$3,110		$48,996,000	$3,960		$44,864,000	$3,636
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$24,364,000	$1,956	62.9%	$31,521,000	$2,548	64.3%	$28,289,000	$2,292	63.1%
Other Benefit:	$14,370,000	$1,154	37.1%	$17,475,000	$1,412	35.7%	$16,575,000	$1,343	36.9%

* Raleigh 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.