Preston County Schools
A public school district in Kingwood, West Virginia, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,765
- Students enrolled
- 269
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 566
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,793
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,765 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,593rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 20th of 62 in West Virginia. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,793 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 23% 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
Preston County Schools spent $12,793 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,239 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 | $12,793 | $52.3 million | 4,090 |
| FY2022 | $12,280 | $52.1 million | 4,239 |
| FY2021 | $11,229 | $47.3 million | 4,210 |
| FY2020 | $10,677 | $46.8 million | 4,384 |
| FY2019 | $10,157 | $44.8 million | 4,415 |
| FY2018 | $9,382 | $42.4 million | 4,521 |
| FY2017 | $9,603 | $43.3 million | 4,513 |
| FY2016 | $10,032 | $41.9 million | 4,179 |
| FY2015 | $10,040 | $42.6 million | 4,246 |
| FY2014 | $9,197 | $42.1 million | 4,583 |
| FY2013 | $9,854 | $45.1 million | 4,575 |
| FY2012 | $10,929 | $50.4 million | 4,607 |
| FY2011 | $11,534 | $53.1 million | 4,600 |
| FY2010 | $10,955 | $50.7 million | 4,628 |
| FY2009 | $10,031 | $45.7 million | 4,559 |
| FY2008 | $9,182 | $42.1 million | 4,584 |
| FY2007 | $8,834 | $40.5 million | 4,583 |
| FY2006 | $8,347 | $39.1 million | 4,685 |
| FY2005 | $8,239 | $38.7 million | 4,702 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.7 million | 15.6% |
| State | $32.5 million | 52.3% |
| Local | $19.9 million | 32.0% |
| Total | $62.1 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Aurora School | 142 |
| Bruceton School | 603 |
| Central Preston Middle School | 290 |
| Fellowsville Elementary | 59 |
| Kingwood Elementary | 383 |
| Preston High School | 1,056 |
| Rowlesburg School | 33 |
| South Preston School | 312 |
| Terra Alta/East Preston School | 283 |
| West Preston School | 604 |
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
- 5401170
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