Public School Enrollment
(Second month, 1999-2000)

Pre kindergarten	5,985
Kindergarten	21,210
Elementary (Grades 1-8)	160,390
Jr. High/Middle school (Grades 7-9)	17,424
Secondary (Grades 9-12)	85,935
TOTAL	290,944

Other Vocational and Adult
Basic Education Enrollments
(1998-99).............................208,301
(Includes secondary, post secondary, adult supplemental, adult basic education and JTPA)

Public High Schools Graduates
(1998-99).............................19,865
General Education Development
(GED) Certificates
(1998-99).............................4,020

Number of Public Schools
(September 1999)
Elementary.............................627
Secondary..............................197
      TOTAL..........................824

Receipts by source (1998-99)

Local	$643,077,482	30.2%
State	$1,288,263,961	60.5%
Federal	$198,108,653	9.3%
TOTAL	$2,129,450,096	100.0%

Per Pupil Expenditure (1998-99)
Based on average
daily attendance...........................................$6,806.27
Based on net enrollment..............................$6,479.21

Public Staff Ratios (1999-2000)
Pupil teacher ratio........................................13.9
Pupil administrator ratio..............................167.4

Public School Staff (1999-2000)
Number of professional personnel.......... 24,642
Number of school service personnel.......... 13,746

Standardized Test Scores (1998-99)
West Virginia American College Testing
Program (ACT) composite score........................20.2

West Virginia Teacher Salaries
Minimum required salaries (July 1, 1999)

A.B. degree	$23,790
A.B +15	$24,617
M.A.	$26,517
M.A. +15	$27,348
M.A. +30	$28,179
M.A. +45	$28,914
Doctorate	$30,005

Average annual salary (1999-2000)...........$35,011
 

Note: ( Unless otherwise noted, source is the West Virginia Department of Education)