Wayne County School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Kenova, Wayne, Ceredo and Fort Gay, and parts of Huntington.

At a glance

5,953Students enrolled

18Schools

4Towns served

$15,036Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

Academic performanceDistrict vs WV

Math proficiency25%

State average 27.6%

Graduation rate (4-year)85%

State average 92.2%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,036

per student each year · 4% below the WV average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration34%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)25%

State54%

Federal21%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

6,461’20

6,348’21

6,240’22

6,138’23

5,953’24

Students

White · 96%5,740

Black · 1%89

Two or more races · 1%81

Hispanic · 0%24

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%10

Asian · 0%8

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Kenova2,944 people

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Wayne1,675 people

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Ceredo1,528 people

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Fort Gay437 people

Also covers small parts of Huntington.

Schools18 in district

Level

All 18 Elementary 11 Middle 4 High 3

Ceredo-Kenova ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 632 students · Kenova

Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 444 students · Wayne

Fort Gay Pre K-8Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 440 students · Fort Gay

Buffalo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 402 students · Kenova

Kellogg Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 328 students · Huntington

Lavalette Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 245 students · Lavalette

Crum Pre K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 236 students · Crum

Prichard Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 130 students · Prichard

East Lynn Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 124 students · East Lynn

Dunlow Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 54 students · Dunlow

Genoa Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 48 students · Genoa

Wayne Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 344 students · Wayne

Buffalo Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 279 students · Kenova

Ceredo-Kenova Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 263 students · Ceredo

Vinson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 164 students · Huntington

Spring Valley High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 946 students · Huntington

Wayne High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 525 students · Wayne

Tolsia High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 349 students · Fort Gay

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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South Point Local School DistrictFayette · Perry · South Point · $15,579 per student

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Dawson-Bryant Local School DistrictFayette · Perry · $15,362 per student

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Chesapeake Union Exempted Village School DistrictChesapeake · Union · $14,178 per student

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Boyd County School DistrictCatlettsburg · $17,205 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.