Can I use Wayne County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Wayne County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Wayne County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Wayne County?

Start with the 18 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Wayne County Schools & Education

Name: Wayne County, West Virginia Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Wayne County, West Virginia

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

39/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

85.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

85.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 92.8%

Per-Pupil Spending

$7,538

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,773

School Score

39/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 62/100

State Score Position

#51

of 55 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Wayne County

Measured School Summary

Wayne County faces educational challenges with a school score of 39/100 and a graduation rate of 85.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $7,538 per pupil, Wayne County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 38% below the West Virginia average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 7.8 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 3% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Wayne County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

18 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

39/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #51 of 55 West Virginia counties with school score data.

Completion

85.0%

7.8 pts below the state average

Funding context

$7,538

$235 below the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Wayne County has 18 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Wayne County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Dominant-district county

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS carries most of the listed public-school system, with 18 of 18 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#51

of 55 West Virginia counties with school score data. The county score is 23 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

6,240 students

Elementary 11Middle 4High 3Other 0

18 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS is the largest listed district slice, with 18 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Wayne County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Education Overview

About Schools in Wayne County, West Virginia

This context is screened for neutral school-data wording and should be read alongside the current metrics on this page. It is not school advice.

Expansive School Network in Wayne County

Wayne County supports 18 public schools including 11 elementary, four middle, and three high schools. This network serves a total enrollment of 6,240 students under the management of one central school district.

Focusing on Local Public Districts

Wayne County Schools is the sole provider for the region, overseeing 6,240 students with no charter schools currently available. This centralized approach allows for shared resources across the 18 local campuses.

From River Suburbs to Rural Hills

The school landscape is diverse, featuring 11 rural schools alongside suburban and city locales near Huntington. Spring Valley High School is the largest campus with 910 students, while the average school size across the county is 347 students.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Wayne County

Reported Enrollment

6,240

18 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary11

Middle4

High3

Other0

1 School District in Wayne County

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

Guide

18 schools

6,240 students enrolled

Open district guide

18 Public Schools in Wayne County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Wayne County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	HUNTINGTON, 25704Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	910
CEREDO-KENOVA ELEMENTARY	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	KENOVA, 25530Suburb: Midsize	PK–5	Primary	635
WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	WAYNE, 25570Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	611
FORT GAY PRE K-8	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	FORT GAY, 25514Town: Distant	PK–8	Primary	551
WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	WAYNE, 25570Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	467
BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	KENOVA, 25530Suburb: Midsize	PK–5	Primary	407
WAYNE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	WAYNE, 25570Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	371
TOLSIA HIGH SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	FORT GAY, 25514Rural: Distant	9–12	High	367
KELLOGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	HUNTINGTON, 25704City: Small	PK–5	Primary	327
CEREDO-KENOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	CEREDO, 25507Suburb: Midsize	6–8	Middle	262
BUFFALO MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	KENOVA, 25530Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	252
LAVALETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	LAVALETTE, 25535Suburb: Midsize	PK–5	Primary	233
CRUM PRE K-8 SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	CRUM, 25669Rural: Remote	PK–8	Primary	228
VINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	HUNTINGTON, 25704City: Small	6–8	Middle	197
PRICHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	PRICHARD, 25555Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	149
EAST LYNN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	EAST LYNN, 25512Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	134
DUNLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	DUNLOW, 25511Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	83
GENOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS	GENOA, 25517Rural: Distant	KG–5	Primary	56

SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

HUNTINGTON, 25704 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High910 students

CEREDO-KENOVA ELEMENTARY

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

KENOVA, 25530 / Suburb: Midsize

RecordPK–5Primary635 students

WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

WAYNE, 25570 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High611 students

FORT GAY PRE K-8

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

FORT GAY, 25514 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–8Primary551 students

WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

WAYNE, 25570 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary467 students

BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

KENOVA, 25530 / Suburb: Midsize

RecordPK–5Primary407 students

WAYNE MIDDLE SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

WAYNE, 25570 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle371 students

TOLSIA HIGH SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

FORT GAY, 25514 / Rural: Distant

Record9–12High367 students

KELLOGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

HUNTINGTON, 25704 / City: Small

RecordPK–5Primary327 students

CEREDO-KENOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

CEREDO, 25507 / Suburb: Midsize

Record6–8Middle262 students

BUFFALO MIDDLE SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

KENOVA, 25530 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle252 students

LAVALETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

LAVALETTE, 25535 / Suburb: Midsize

RecordPK–5Primary233 students

CRUM PRE K-8 SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

CRUM, 25669 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–8Primary228 students

VINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

HUNTINGTON, 25704 / City: Small

Record6–8Middle197 students

PRICHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

PRICHARD, 25555 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary149 students

EAST LYNN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

EAST LYNN, 25512 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary134 students

DUNLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

DUNLOW, 25511 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary83 students

GENOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS

GENOA, 25517 / Rural: Distant

RecordKG–5Primary56 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$7,538

State avg $7,773

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which West Virginia counties have the highest graduation rates?

Harrison County (98.0%), Ohio County (98.0%), and Putnam County (98.0%) currently lead West Virginia among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in West Virginia?

Across West Virginia counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $7,773. The highest current county values are Doddridge County ($12,943), Wetzel County ($11,343), and Tyler County ($10,519). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Wayne County?

Wayne County has a school score of 39/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Wayne County?

The high school graduation rate in Wayne County is 85.0%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Wayne County spend per student?

Wayne County spends $7,538 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated May 13, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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