Roane County Schools
A public school district in Spencer, West Virginia, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,630
- Students enrolled
- 125
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 264.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,833
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,630 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,336th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 40th of 62 in West Virginia. Larger than 70% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,833 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 33% 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
Roane County Schools spent $13,833 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,286 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 | $13,833 | $24.8 million | 1,795 |
| FY2022 | $13,635 | $24.6 million | 1,802 |
| FY2021 | $13,171 | $25.1 million | 1,903 |
| FY2020 | $11,527 | $23.2 million | 2,013 |
| FY2019 | $10,828 | $22.7 million | 2,093 |
| FY2018 | $9,839 | $22.1 million | 2,243 |
| FY2017 | $9,620 | $22.2 million | 2,304 |
| FY2016 | $9,568 | $22.3 million | 2,334 |
| FY2015 | $9,770 | $23.2 million | 2,378 |
| FY2014 | $10,038 | $24.5 million | 2,443 |
| FY2013 | $10,209 | $25.1 million | 2,455 |
| FY2012 | $10,481 | $26.0 million | 2,485 |
| FY2011 | $10,991 | $27.5 million | 2,505 |
| FY2010 | $10,600 | $27.1 million | 2,554 |
| FY2009 | $9,498 | $24.1 million | 2,538 |
| FY2008 | $9,160 | $23.6 million | 2,574 |
| FY2007 | $8,795 | $23.0 million | 2,619 |
| FY2006 | $8,566 | $22.2 million | 2,586 |
| FY2005 | $8,286 | $21.4 million | 2,581 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.0 million | 14.8% |
| State | $23.2 million | 68.2% |
| Local | $5.8 million | 17.0% |
| Total | $34.1 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Geary Elementary/Middle School | 200 |
| Roane County High | 490 |
| Spencer Elementary School | 413 |
| Spencer Middle School | 299 |
| Walton Elementary/Middle School | 228 |
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
- 5401320
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