State: West Virginia
West Virginia
Your Guide to Data and Services for West Virginia
SREB works with West Virginia policymakers, colleges and schools to help them improve education. From this page, find independent, accurate data, reliable best practices and ways to share scarce resources.
West Virginia Members of the Board
Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia,
Charleston, ex officio (2025)
Paul Hardesty, President, State Board of
Education, Holden (2025)
Robert H. Plymale, former State Senator,
Huntington (2026) Executive Committee member
Roman W. Prezioso, Jr., former State Senator,
Fairmont (2023)
Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Chancellor, Higher
Education Policy Commission, Charleston (2028)
(Appointments to the Board are made by the Governor. Terms
expire June 30 of the specified year.)
West Virginia Members of the Legislative Advisory Council
Charles H. Clements, State Senator, New
Martinsville
Vince Deeds, State Senator, Renick
Amy N. Grady, State Senator, Leon
Joe Statler, State Delegate, Core
WEST VIRGINIA
Faculty Diversity by Rank
These state profiles examine the racial and ethnic makeup of college faculty by rank at various institution types. The data compare Black, Hispanic, and white faculty at two-year and technical colleges, public four-year institutions and private four-year institutions.
West Virginia: School Improvement Services
The Southern Regional Education Board works with educators and state and district education agency personnel in West Virginia and nationwide to provide support for continuous school improvement, rigorous curricula and instructional practices, teacher induction, professional development and instructional coaching services, technical assistance and program evaluation.
Find out what services are available for West Virginia districts and schools in this PDF.
West Virginia: An Early Path
An Early Path covers data and policies for each SREB state in Pre-K, elementary and middle grades in 2023. The reports also highlight important demographic data. These are SREB’s 11th progress reports to states on educational progress and the final set for the 2020 Challenge to Lead Goals. Each state report provides comparable data so states can see how they relate to one another, the SREB region and the nation.
WEST VIRGINIA: FINDING A PATH
Finding a Path covers data and policies for each SREB state’s progress in high school, postsecondary and the workforce. Watch for reports on birth to middle grades in 2023. These are SREB’s 10th biennial reports to states on educational progress and the final set for the 2020 Challenge to Lead Goals. They provide comparable data so states can see how they relate to one another, the Southern region and the nation. New this year: sections on the K-12 teacher and postsecondary workforces.
Wetzel County Schools Wins SREB District Leadership Award
West Virginia district honored for its commitment to continuous school improvement
Wetzel County Schools in New Martinsville, West Virginia, received the Southern Regional Education Board’s District Leadership Award for its commitment to the continuous improvement process at every level, leading to improved student achievement.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Elected Southern Regional Education Board Chair
ATLANTA — Governor Jim Justice of West Virginia was elected chair of the Southern Regional Education Board at the annual meeting of the board on June 26.
Governor Justice has focused on strengthening support for students and building stronger connections between two-year colleges and employers in West Virginia.
As SREB chair, he now leads the collaborative work of governors, legislators and state education leaders on SREB’s 80-member board to improve public education at every level, from early childhood through doctoral education.
West Virginia Featured Facts
from the SREB Fact Book on Higher Education
West Virginia-specific data on population, demographic, education attainment, enrollment, graduation rates, workforce, tuition, debt, funding, faculty salaries and more.
Schools Honored with 2022 Pacesetter Awards
Awards to be presented at the 2022 Making Schools Work Conference
Sixteen schools won 2022 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Awards for their efforts to increase quality instruction and raise student achievement.
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West Virginia
Student and Faculty Diversity
These state profiles compare the demographics of college faculty and the general and college student populations in each SREB state. The data compare the percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and white students with the percentage of faculty in those groups at two-year and technical colleges, public four-year institutions and private four-year institutions.
West Virginia
College Affordability Profile
To help policymakers assess and improve college affordability in their states, SREB provides tailored reports on the policies, programs and prices that drive affordability. Each member-state profile details net price at different types of institutions, state financial aid based on need or other factors, student borrowing, and percentage of family income needed to pay for college at different income levels.
West Virginia
2020 State Workforce Outlook
Schools Honored with 2020 Pacesetter Awards
Awards to be presented at the 2021 Making Schools Work Conference
Twenty-three schools won 2020 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Awards for their efforts to increase quality instruction and raise student achievement.
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- Download Bethel-Tate Middle School
- Download Choffin Career and Technical Center
- Download Deer Park Junior/Senior High School
- DeKalb County Technology Center
- Download Easley High School
- Download Excelsior Springs Area Career Center
- Download Gordon Cooper Technology Center
- Download Harding Middle School
- Download Hueytown High School
- Download Indian Valley High School
- Download Mahoning County Career & Technical Center
- Download Mid-America Technology Center
- Download Moore High School
- Download Nicholas County Career and Technical Center
- Download Northland Career Center
- Download Penta Career Center
- Download Pickens County Career & Technology Center
- Download Riverside Academy
- Download Springboro High School
- Download Sumter Career and Technology Center
- Download Whale Branch Early College High School
- Download Williamsburg High School
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Shared-Time Technology Centers
A Study of Six State Funding Systems
Students need learning experiences connected with the world of work to equip them to enter the workforce and secure good jobs. This report provides an overview of funding for career and technical education and a detailed look at CTE funding models in Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West Virginia. Produced by SREB for the Kentucky Career and Technical Education Task Force, it also offers considerations for actions to improve CTE.
Benedum Foundation Awards Grant to Marshall University-SREB Partnership
Expanding Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics in Huntington, WV
The Marshall University Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 planning grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to expand science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics opportunities in Huntington, West Virginia, and to update a statewide high school STEM program. The grant was developed by Marshall University engineering and art programs with the SREB Advanced Career program and the Office of Career and Technical Education at the West Virginia Department of Education.
Schools Honored at the Making Schools Work Conference
2019 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Awards
Ten schools were recognized at the Making Schools Work Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, for their efforts to increase quality instruction and raise student achievement.
The Gene Bottoms Pacesetter Awards recognize schools that implement one of SREB’s Making Schools Work school improvement frameworks and are achieving success in increasing student graduation rates, readiness for college or careers, and credential attainment.
How did each school achieve the award? Download the releases below for details.
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- Download Buckeye Valley Middle School
- Download Grant Career Center
- Download Mid-America Technology Center
- Download Nicholas County Career and Technical Center
- Download Northland Career Center
- Download Pioneer Career Technology Center
- Download St. Marys Middle School
- Download Steubenville High School
- Download Susquehanna County CTC
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West Virginia Moves Ahead on Graduation Rates
"Looking Closer" State Progress Reports 2018
West Virginia continues to improve public education on several key measures, according to the 2018 state progress reports from SREB. The reports detail demographic trends, student data from early childhood to postsecondary education, and the state’s implementation of key policies. Full release >