enrollment
West Virginia Loses 7,693 Students in a Single Year
The 2025-26 school year delivered West Virginia's second-largest enrollment drop ever, eclipsed only by the pandemic. Fifty-two of 55 counties lost students.
West Virginia Education News & Data
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school-choice
The Hope Scholarship Shadow: 21,000 Fewer Students in Four Years
West Virginia lost 21,253 public school students since the Hope Scholarship launched. Decline nearly doubled; 49 of 55 counties hit all-time lows.
enrollment
West Virginia Publishes 2025-26 Enrollment Data
WVDE releases 2025-26 enrollment data showing 229,646 students statewide — down 7,693, the largest non-pandemic loss on record.