Jackson County Schools
A public school district in Ripley, West Virginia, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,977
- Students enrolled
- 297.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 638.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,226
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,977 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,442nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 18th of 62 in West Virginia. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,226 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 37% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Jackson County Schools spent $14,226 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,142 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,226 | $58.8 million | 4,135 |
| FY2022 | $13,765 | $56.4 million | 4,097 |
| FY2021 | $12,639 | $53.9 million | 4,266 |
| FY2020 | $12,130 | $54.5 million | 4,489 |
| FY2019 | $11,756 | $53.9 million | 4,589 |
| FY2018 | $11,070 | $51.5 million | 4,656 |
| FY2017 | $10,996 | $52.0 million | 4,727 |
| FY2016 | $11,133 | $53.7 million | 4,820 |
| FY2015 | $11,124 | $54.5 million | 4,902 |
| FY2014 | $11,278 | $55.4 million | 4,914 |
| FY2013 | $10,924 | $54.2 million | 4,965 |
| FY2012 | $11,085 | $55.4 million | 4,997 |
| FY2011 | $11,313 | $57.1 million | 5,046 |
| FY2010 | $11,248 | $56.7 million | 5,040 |
| FY2009 | $10,145 | $51.4 million | 5,067 |
| FY2008 | $9,533 | $48.2 million | 5,061 |
| FY2007 | $9,509 | $48.0 million | 5,051 |
| FY2006 | $9,235 | $46.7 million | 5,060 |
| FY2005 | $9,142 | $45.9 million | 5,022 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.7 million | 22.4% |
| State | $29.7 million | 42.3% |
| Local | $24.7 million | 35.3% |
| Total | $70.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cottageville Elementary School | 161 |
| Evans Elementary School | 147 |
| Fairplain Elementary School | 152 |
| Gilmore Elementary School | 155 |
| Henry J Kaiser Elementary School | 294 |
| Kenna Elementary School | 225 |
| Ravenswood Grade School | 216 |
| Ravenswood High School | 397 |
| Ravenswood Middle School | 306 |
| Ripley Elementary School | 570 |
| Ripley High School | 768 |
| Ripley Middle School | 586 |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5400540
Elsewhere
- Public schools in West Virginia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in West Virginia — A to Z, each with its page.
- West Virginia on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved