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ExploreMcDowell County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 5400810

McDowell County Schools

Welch, WV

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

2,312

-0.6%YoY

Graduation Rate

85.3%

-4.0%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$26,727

+27.4%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

+1.5%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

37.2%

+89.8%vs. State

English Language Learners

18.3%

-13.7%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

37.2%

+91.8%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.5%

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