Ritchie County Schools
A public school district in Harrisville, West Virginia, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,131
- Students enrolled
- 104
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 223
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,964
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,131 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,886th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 49th of 62 in West Virginia. Larger than 61% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,964 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 52% 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
Ritchie County Schools spent $15,964 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,514 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 | $15,964 | $19.8 million | 1,243 |
| FY2022 | $15,536 | $19.4 million | 1,251 |
| FY2021 | $14,157 | $18.3 million | 1,296 |
| FY2020 | $13,257 | $17.8 million | 1,341 |
| FY2019 | $13,095 | $17.8 million | 1,357 |
| FY2018 | $11,810 | $17.2 million | 1,459 |
| FY2017 | $12,014 | $17.3 million | 1,444 |
| FY2016 | $11,391 | $16.9 million | 1,488 |
| FY2015 | $11,431 | $17.1 million | 1,500 |
| FY2014 | $11,387 | $17.3 million | 1,516 |
| FY2013 | $11,323 | $17.5 million | 1,549 |
| FY2012 | $11,803 | $18.2 million | 1,544 |
| FY2011 | $12,448 | $19.6 million | 1,578 |
| FY2010 | $12,222 | $19.9 million | 1,626 |
| FY2009 | $11,007 | $17.5 million | 1,589 |
| FY2008 | $10,565 | $16.9 million | 1,597 |
| FY2007 | $9,790 | $15.8 million | 1,611 |
| FY2006 | $9,547 | $15.3 million | 1,607 |
| FY2005 | $9,514 | $14.9 million | 1,561 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.7 million | 16.5% |
| State | $8.2 million | 36.8% |
| Local | $10.4 million | 46.7% |
| Total | $22.3 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Creed Collins Elementary | 211 |
| Harrisville Elementary | 201 |
| Ritchie County High School | 328 |
| Ritchie County Middle | 301 |
| Smithville Elementary | 90 |
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
- 5401290
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