K12ATLAS
Release v2026.07
§ West Virginia middle directory

Middle schools in West Virginia.

109 middle schools across 45 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.

Free profiles carry key facts; the full 122-field record is a member product.

109
middle schools
45
districts represented
88
cities represented
45,649
students enrolled
109 middle schools in West Virginia: 106 public and 3 private, across 45 districts with 45,649 students.
West Virginia has 109 middle schools: 106 public and 3 private.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
§ Distribution

What the numbers say across West Virginia.

Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.

School size · 2024
409

students at the median middle school; the middle half of schools enroll between 279 and 555 students.

Under 20010
200–49961
500–99937
1,000+0

Reported enrollment · v2026.07

Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
13.4 : 1

students per teacher at the median middle school reporting staffing.

25th percentile11.9 : 1
Median13.4 : 1
75th percentile14.7 : 1

Reported staffing · v2026.07

Grade spans · 2024

Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.

Grades 06–0877
Grades 05–0827
Grades PK–032
Grades 04–081
Grades M1

Reported grade spans · v2026.07

Sector mix
Public 106Private 3

Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.

Record mix · v2026.07

Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 27.5% of this list (30 of 109 records); the five most-represented cities account for 18.3%.

§ In charts

West Virginia middle schools in 7 charts.

Drawn from the same v2026.07 records as the tables below. Free to reuse with a link to this page.

Map of West Virginia with one dot for each of its 109 mapped middle schools, over school district boundaries.
Every West Virginia middle school on one map, over district boundaries.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Download
49% of West Virginia's 106 public middle schools are rural (rural 52, town 15, suburb 20, city 19).
49% of West Virginia's public middle schools are rural.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Enrollment in West Virginia's public middle schools fell 10.1% from 2019 to 2024, 50,468 to 45,377 students in the same 104 schools; 5 grew and 71 shrank.
Enrollment in West Virginia's public middle schools fell 10.1%, 2019 to 2024.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Histogram of enrollment: half of West Virginia's middle schools enroll 405 students or fewer (108 schools report enrollment).
Half of West Virginia's middle schools enroll 405 students or fewer.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Bar chart of the states with the most middle schools: West Virginia has the 41st most of the 50 states and DC, with 109.
West Virginia has the 41st most middle schools of the 50 states and DC.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Bar chart of West Virginia counties by number of middle schools: Kanawha County has the most, 10.
Kanawha County has the most middle schools in West Virginia: 10.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Waffle chart: West Virginia has 109 middle schools, one square per school, coloured by type (Regular School 106, Private School 3).
West Virginia's 109 middle schools by school type.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
§ Districts

Districts with middle schools.

Every district with at least one middle-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.

Districts with middle schools in West Virginia
Kanawha County Schools1064,712
Berkeley County Schools644,383
Marion County Schools541,814
Raleigh County Schools542,312
Cabell County Schools432,399
Harrison County Schools441,228
Jefferson County Schools441,890
Monongalia County Schools412,269
Ohio County Schools411,033
Putnam County Schools441,941
Wayne County Schools441,050
Wood County Schools421,960
Logan County Schools331,303
Mercer County Schools321,418
Wyoming County Schools33583
Barbour County Board of Education22492
Boone County Schools22611
Greenbrier County Schools22972
Hampshire County Schools22583
Hancock County Schools22958
Jackson County Schools22892
Marshall County Schools22861
Mineral County Schools221,120
Nicholas County Schools22737
Braxton County Schools11376
Brooke County Schools11605
Clay County Schools11302
Doddridge County Schools11352
Fayette County Schools11627
Hardy County Schools11311
Lewis County Schools11503
Lincoln County Schools11190
Mcdowell County Schools11240
Monroe County Schools11275
Morgan County Schools11425
Pleasants County Schools11269
Pocahontas County Schools11127
Preston County Schools11290
Randolph County Schools11615
Ritchie County Schools11301
Roane County Schools11299
Taylor County Schools11640
Tyler County Schools11311
Upshur County Schools11718
Wirt County Schools11263

District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.

§ FAQ

Questions about West Virginia middle schools.

How many middle schools are in West Virginia?

K12 Atlas profiles 109 middle schools in West Virginia in release v2026.07, across 45 districts.

Are middle schools and junior high schools the same?

They overlap, but districts use different names and grade configurations. K12 Atlas keeps the reported school level and grade span visible.

How many students attend West Virginia middle schools?

45,649 students were enrolled across 109 middle schools in the 2024 directory release.

How many districts and cities have middle schools in West Virginia?

The directory lists 45 districts and 88 cities with middle-level school records.

What grades do West Virginia middle schools cover?

The most commonly reported grade spans are 06–08 (77), 05–08 (27), PK–03 (2). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.

How do I browse all middle schools in West Virginia?

Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.

Can I download the full list of West Virginia middle schools?

The directory pages are free. Full school rows and API entry are paid — see API access.

Need the full West Virginia dataset?

Licensed access returns every West Virginia school with all 122 documented fields, each tied to a source and vintage.