Cabell County
Kanawha County's Attendance Hit an All-Time Low While the State Improved
George Washington High School in Charleston posted a 95.2% attendance rate in 2024-25, higher than the state average, and among the best high schools in West Virginia. Twelve miles south, Riverside Hi...
92 of 117 West Virginia High Schools Hit 90% Attendance in 2024-25
Most West Virginia high schools are holding the line. 92 of 117 posted attendance rates at or above 90% in 2024-25, including Oak Glen High School in Hancock County at 96.2% and George Washington High...
One in 18 West Virginia Students Is Now Classified as Homeless
In Jefferson County, 1,160 students are classified as homeless, more than any other county in the state, in a district you might not associate with the word. Jefferson County sits in the Eastern Panha...
One in Five WV Students Now Receives Special Education
West Virginia has lost 52,484 students since the 2010-11 school year, an 18.6% decline that has shuttered schools and strained budgets across all 55 counties. Special education enrollment moved in the...
Kanawha County hits all-time low after losing 6,400 students
Every year since 2014, Kanawha County has started the school year with fewer students than the year before. Thirteen consecutive years of decline have carried West Virginia's largest district from 28,...