Public School Enrollment
(Second month, 2000-2001)

Pre kindergarten	6,150
Kindergarten	20,928
Elementary (Grades 1-8)	159,699
Jr. High/Middle school (Grades 7-9)	15,825
Secondary (Grades 9-12)	83,183
TOTAL	285,785

Other Vocational and Adult
Basic Education Enrollments
(1999-2000).............................205,632
(Includes secondary, post secondary, adult supplemental, adult basic education and JTPA)

Public High Schools Graduates
(1999-00).............................19,440
General Education Development
(GED) Certificates
(1999-00).............................3,556

Number of Public Schools
(September 2000)
Elementary.............................607
Secondary..............................211
      TOTAL..........................818

Receipts by source (1999-00)

Local	$668,192,788	30.7%
State	$1,294,433,082	59.4%
Federal	$215,208,195	9.9%
TOTAL	$2,177,834,065	100.0%

Per Pupil Expenditure (1999-00)
Based on average
daily attendance...........................................$7,266.51
Based on net enrollment..............................$6,953.14

Public Staff Ratios (2000-2001)
Pupil teacher ratio........................................13.7
Pupil administrator ratio..............................163.9

Public School Staff (2000-2001)
Number of professional personnel.......... 24,508
Number of school service personnel.......... 13,628

Standardized Test Scores (1999-00)
West Virginia American College Testing
Program (ACT) composite score........................20.2

West Virginia Teacher Salaries
Minimum required salaries (July 1, 2000)

A.B. degree	$24,546
A.B +15	$25,373
M.A.	$27,273
M.A. +15	$28,104
M.A. +30	$28,935
M.A. +45	$29,670
Doctorate	$30,761

Average annual salary (1999-2000)...........$35,888
 

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