Upshur County Schools
A public school district in Buckhannon, West Virginia, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,385
- Students enrolled
- 238.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 528.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,908
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,385 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,902nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 24th of 62 in West Virginia. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,908 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 24% 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
Upshur County Schools spent $12,908 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,003 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 | $12,908 | $48.7 million | 3,776 |
| FY2022 | $12,738 | $50.3 million | 3,952 |
| FY2021 | $12,722 | $47.1 million | 3,705 |
| FY2020 | $11,502 | $44.0 million | 3,825 |
| FY2019 | $10,801 | $41.1 million | 3,807 |
| FY2018 | $10,197 | $38.5 million | 3,776 |
| FY2017 | $10,391 | $39.3 million | 3,785 |
| FY2016 | $10,613 | $40.3 million | 3,794 |
| FY2015 | $10,850 | $41.6 million | 3,832 |
| FY2014 | $10,802 | $41.3 million | 3,822 |
| FY2013 | $10,635 | $41.0 million | 3,854 |
| FY2012 | $10,928 | $42.2 million | 3,859 |
| FY2011 | $11,530 | $44.6 million | 3,867 |
| FY2010 | $11,479 | $43.9 million | 3,825 |
| FY2009 | $9,914 | $38.3 million | 3,862 |
| FY2008 | $9,461 | $36.7 million | 3,881 |
| FY2007 | $9,321 | $35.5 million | 3,807 |
| FY2006 | $9,424 | $35.2 million | 3,735 |
| FY2005 | $9,003 | $33.9 million | 3,765 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $12.2 million | 21.8% |
| State | $31.1 million | 55.7% |
| Local | $12.5 million | 22.5% |
| Total | $55.8 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 |
|---|---|
| B-U Middle School | 718 |
| Buckhannon Academy Elementary School | 487 |
| Buckhannon Upshur High School | 1,068 |
| Fred W Eberle Tech Center | |
| French Creek Elementary | 205 |
| Hodgesville Elementary | 151 |
| Rock Cave Elementary | 112 |
| Tennerton Elementary | 289 |
| Union Elementary School | 242 |
| Washington District Elementary | 113 |
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
- 5401470
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