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
Paid for by
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
Also covers small parts of Huntington.
Schools18 in district
Ceredo-Kenova ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 632 students · Kenova
A-PublicWayne Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 444 students · Wayne
C-PublicFort Gay Pre K-8Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 440 students · Fort Gay
D-PublicBuffalo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 402 students · Kenova
APublicKellogg Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 328 students · Huntington
A-PublicLavalette Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 245 students · Lavalette
B-PublicCrum Pre K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 236 students · Crum
C-PublicPrichard Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 130 students · Prichard
B+PublicEast Lynn Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 124 students · East Lynn
C-PublicDunlow Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 54 students · Dunlow
C+PublicGenoa Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 48 students · Genoa
DPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
South Point Local School DistrictFayette · Perry · South Point · $15,579 per student
Dawson-Bryant Local School DistrictFayette · Perry · $15,362 per student
Chesapeake Union Exempted Village School DistrictChesapeake · Union · $14,178 per student
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.