State: West Virginia

Overview

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) Chair of the SREB Board 
Paul Hardesty, President, State Board of Education, Holden (2025)
Robert H. Plymale, 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 (2024)

(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
Robert H. Plymale, State Senator, Huntington, Vice Chair of the Legislative Advisory Council
Joe Statler, State Delegate, Core
David Stover, State Senator, Maben

News SREB News Release

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.

Publication April 20212 pages

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.

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Publication January 20219 pages

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.

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Publication July 202040 pages

West Virginia: A Turning Point

A Turning Point is the ninth biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB’s Challenge to Lead goals for education. The 2020 report  focuses on Charting a Course to 2030 — evaluating how well states are preparing their workforces for the future economy.  Each customized state report documents advancement on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student achievement, high school graduation, college completion and workforce readiness.

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DATA GRAPHICS SNAPSHOT

Publication September 2019 | 20 pages
Shared-Time Technology Centers: A Study of Six State Funding Systems. Special Report for the Kentucky Career and Technical Education Task Force Southern Regional Education Board.  SREB.org. September 2019

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.

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News

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.

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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 each school achieve the award? Download the releases below for details.