Jefferson County Schools
A public school district in Charles Town, West Virginia, with 16 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 8,386
- Students enrolled
- 561.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,248
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,424
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 8,386 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,101st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 9th of 62 in West Virginia. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,424 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 39% 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
Jefferson County Schools spent $14,424 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,338 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 | $14,424 | $121.0 million | 8,389 |
| FY2022 | $12,888 | $111.9 million | 8,682 |
| FY2021 | $12,948 | $110.1 million | 8,506 |
| FY2020 | $12,060 | $108.0 million | 8,954 |
| FY2019 | $11,819 | $107.0 million | 9,055 |
| FY2018 | $11,269 | $103.4 million | 9,180 |
| FY2017 | $11,145 | $102.6 million | 9,202 |
| FY2016 | $10,977 | $100.3 million | 9,138 |
| FY2015 | $11,128 | $100.9 million | 9,066 |
| FY2014 | $10,933 | $99.1 million | 9,061 |
| FY2013 | $11,139 | $99.8 million | 8,958 |
| FY2012 | $12,205 | $107.9 million | 8,842 |
| FY2011 | $11,749 | $103.9 million | 8,845 |
| FY2010 | $11,909 | $102.4 million | 8,595 |
| FY2009 | $10,682 | $89.7 million | 8,398 |
| FY2008 | $9,562 | $79.4 million | 8,299 |
| FY2007 | $8,931 | $71.8 million | 8,043 |
| FY2006 | $8,699 | $68.5 million | 7,874 |
| FY2005 | $8,338 | $64.0 million | 7,672 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $14.1 million | 9.9% |
| State | $56.9 million | 40.2% |
| Local | $70.7 million | 49.9% |
| Total | $141.6 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
16 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 5400570
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