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Ritchie County School District

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Ritchie County School District is located close to the center of West Virginia. Ritchie County School District has 451.99 square miles of land area and 1.71 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Ritchie County School District population is 10,221. Ritchie County School District median household income is $39,118 in 2010-2014. Ritchie County School District median house value is $69,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Ritchie County School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (31 out of 55, bottom 44%) Elementary/Middle School: (17 out of 55, top 31%)* Rank: #22
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	10,221 (2010-2014), rank #44
Population Growth	-0.82% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	22.53/sq mi, rank #51
Median Household Income:	$39,118 at 2010-2014—11.10% increase since 2005-2009, rank #25
Median House Price:	$69,400 at 2010-2014—-7.59% increase since 2005-2009, rank #51
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	451.99 sq mi, rank #23
Water Area:	1.71 sq mi (0.38%), rank #39
State:	West Virginia
County:	Ritchie County
City:	Ellenboro, Harrisville, Pennsboro, Saint Marys, Pullman, Cairo, Petroleum, Macfarlan, Elizabeth, Smithville, Big Springs, Auburn, West Union, Berea
Zip:	26346, 26362, 26415, 26170, 26421, 26337, 26161, 26148, 26143, 26178, 26137, 26325, 26456, 26327
Area:	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH;Clarksburg, WV

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Ritchie County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

134 South Penn Ave

Harrisville WV, 26362, Ritchie County

Phone: 304-643-2991

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,516	1,549	1,544	1,578	1,626	1,589	1,597
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	110.00	114.00	112.50	116.00	117.00	119.00	119.10
Prekindergarten:	5.40	1.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Kindergarten:	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	8.00	7.00	7.00
Elementary:	46.00	50.00	46.00	45.00	45.00	46.00	44.10
Secondary:	52.60	57.00	56.50	60.00	60.00	62.00	64.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	102.50	109.50	108.00	116.50	115.97	116.50	112.40
Instructional Aides:	20.00	22.00	21.00	25.00	25.96	26.00	25.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
District Administrative Support:	5.20	7.20	7.20	6.20	7.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrators:	7.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	9.00	8.90
School Administrative Support:	5.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Student Support Services:	8.50	9.50	9.50	10.50	10.00	9.00	9.00
Other Support Services:	47.80	50.80	50.80	53.80	52.01	52.50	50.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.78	13.59	13.72	13.60	13.90	13.35	13.41

Schools

Creed Collins Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	512 Collins Ave, Pennsboro WV 26415
Ellenboro Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	100 School Rd, Ellenboro WV 26346
Harrisville Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1201 East Main St, Harrisville WV 26362
Ritchie County High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	107 Ritchie County School Rd, Ellenboro WV 26346
Ritchie County Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	201 Ritchie Cty Sch Rd, Ellenboro WV 26346
Smithville Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	157 Main St, Smithville WV 26178

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
WESTEST 2 Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.71	54
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.27	39
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.44	42
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.54	42
2009	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50	47
2010	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.9	43
2011	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.18	47
2012	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.54	47
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	66.03	60
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.63	44
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.29	44
2012	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50	44
2009	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	58.13	59
2010	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.25	41
2011	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.8	44
2012	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	33.33	44
2009	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	59.37	52
2010	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.41	35
2011	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.25	44
2012	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.96	44
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	64.84	63
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	27.45	33
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.15	37
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	28.03	37
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	73.62	66
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.26	44
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.82	41
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.42	49
2009	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	67.03	65
2010	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.84	45
2011	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.12	46
2012	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.85	49
2009	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.66	56
2010	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.44	40
2011	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.44	41
2012	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.28	43
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.77	49
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.93	36
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.24	36
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.69	37
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	74.19	65
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.76	42
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.75	46
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.63	47
2009	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	69.14	64
2010	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	33.33	40
2011	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.86	48
2012	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.27	44
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.93	49
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	33.33	35
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.94	38
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.45	35
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.43	55
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	32.6	36
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.18	35
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.69	35
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	71.68	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.87	45
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.26	45
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.73	50
2009	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	80.53	65
2010	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.54	43
2011	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.89	46
2012	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.73	51
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	60	50
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	31.11	40
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.42	40
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.17	42
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	69.09	57
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	26.66	33
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.47	36
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	30.35	34
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	66.01	60
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.61	43
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.79	45
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	26.08	48
2009	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.33	65
2010	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.36	43
2011	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.69	50
2012	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.13	51
2009	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.39	58
2010	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.71	40
2011	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	30.61	41
2012	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.86	42
2009	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	62	60
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.13	34
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	28.26	35
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	21.97	34
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	64.86	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.56	47
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.5	44
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	33.33	51
2009	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	67.56	63
2010	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.57	43
2011	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.12	51
2012	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.35	49
2009	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.29	54
2010	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	33.33	43
2011	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.54	42
2012	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.7	45
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.45	52
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.42	39
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.03	38
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	22.58	40
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.78	53
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	31.13	37
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.17	40
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.02	42
2009	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.56	61
2010	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.84	42
2011	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.51	48
2012	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.41	47
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50	55
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	31.06	46
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.17	42
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.63	47
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.14	58
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.8	33
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.45	36
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.28	34
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	68.37	61
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	28.77	36
2011	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.71	39
2012	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.36	39
2009	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.15	47
2010	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.53	40
2011	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.5	47
2012	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.45	47
2009	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.99	52
2010	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	26.61	30
2011	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	26.66	35
2012	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	33.94	35
2009	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.28	52
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.97	36
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.16	38
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.2	38

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$21,004,000	$13,604		$22,360,000	$14,170		$17,978,000	$11,057
Federal:	$2,213,000	$1,433	10.5%	$2,773,000	$1,757	12.4%	$2,695,000	$1,657	15.0%
State:	$10,900,000	$7,060	51.9%	$13,434,000	$8,513	60.1%	$9,603,000	$5,906	53.4%
Local:	$7,891,000	$5,111	37.6%	$6,153,000	$3,899	27.5%	$5,680,000	$3,493	31.6%
Total Expenditures:	$18,641,000	$12,073		$20,039,000	$12,699		$20,174,000	$12,407
Total Current Expenditures:	$18,224,000	$11,803		$19,643,000	$12,448		$19,873,000	$12,222
Instructional Expenditures:	$10,913,000	$7,068	59.9%	$11,680,000	$7,402	59.5%	$12,010,000	$7,386	60.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$859,000	$556	4.7%	$1,160,000	$735	5.9%	$1,127,000	$693	5.7%
Administration:	$2,000,000	$1,295	11.0%	$2,491,000	$1,579	12.7%	$2,255,000	$1,387	11.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,452,000	$2,883	24.4%	$4,312,000	$2,733	22.0%	$4,481,000	$2,756	22.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$108,000	$70		$267,000	$169		$105,000	$65
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$135,000	$87		$129,000	$82		$102,000	$63
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$9,894,000	$6,408		$9,795,000	$6,207		$10,078,000	$6,198
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$6,516,000	$4,220	65.9%	$6,430,000	$4,075	65.6%	$6,533,000	$4,018	64.8%
Other Salary:	$3,378,000	$2,188	34.1%	$3,365,000	$2,132	34.4%	$3,545,000	$2,180	35.2%
Total Benefit:	$5,175,000	$3,352		$6,760,000	$4,284		$6,500,000	$3,998
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,270,000	$2,118	63.2%	$4,054,000	$2,569	60.0%	$4,079,000	$2,509	62.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,905,000	$1,234	36.8%	$2,706,000	$1,715	40.0%	$2,421,000	$1,489	37.2%

* Ritchie 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.