McDowell County Schools
A public school district in Welch, West Virginia, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,312
- Students enrolled
- 171.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 368.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,682
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,312 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,055th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 31st of 62 in West Virginia. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,682 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 50% 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
McDowell County Schools spent $15,682 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,972 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 | $15,682 | $39.8 million | 2,537 |
| FY2022 | $14,404 | $37.8 million | 2,622 |
| FY2021 | $14,788 | $40.0 million | 2,706 |
| FY2020 | $13,671 | $39.7 million | 2,901 |
| FY2019 | $13,070 | $40.0 million | 3,063 |
| FY2018 | $12,665 | $39.2 million | 3,096 |
| FY2017 | $13,129 | $42.0 million | 3,200 |
| FY2016 | $13,451 | $44.3 million | 3,296 |
| FY2015 | $13,247 | $45.3 million | 3,417 |
| FY2014 | $13,537 | $46.5 million | 3,437 |
| FY2013 | $14,100 | $49.9 million | 3,537 |
| FY2012 | $14,253 | $50.4 million | 3,535 |
| FY2011 | $14,164 | $50.4 million | 3,559 |
| FY2010 | $13,257 | $48.7 million | 3,674 |
| FY2009 | $11,666 | $42.9 million | 3,675 |
| FY2008 | $11,262 | $42.5 million | 3,778 |
| FY2007 | $10,296 | $41.1 million | 3,989 |
| FY2006 | $10,374 | $41.5 million | 3,999 |
| FY2005 | $9,972 | $41.0 million | 4,112 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.9 million | 15.1% |
| State | $21.5 million | 54.8% |
| Local | $11.8 million | 30.1% |
| Total | $39.3 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bradshaw Elementary School | 214 |
| Fall River Elementary School | 112 |
| Iaeger Elementary School | 201 |
| Kimball Elementary School | 164 |
| McDowell Career & Technology Center | |
| Mount View High School | 521 |
| River View High School | 405 |
| Sandy River Middle School | 240 |
| Southside K-8 | 266 |
| Welch Elementary School | 189 |
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
- 5400810
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