Preston County Schools, Enrollment Statistics

[Preston County Schools, Preston County, West Virginia, U.S.A.]

2007-08 Enrollments, Preston County Schools
Second Month Enrollment
School EC PK K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th TOTAL Change From 2006-07
Aurora - 14 14 22 16 16 20 12 18 - - - - - - 132 -6
Bruceton - 23 56 73 46 39 41 56 52 43 60 - - - - 489 +7
Central Preston
Middle
- - - - - - - - 93 91 102 - - - - 286 +13
Fellowsville - 3 16 14 22 17 18 15 - - - - - - - 105 +6
Kingwood 13 49 94 80 90 92 95 92 - - - - - - - 605 +26
Preston High
School
- - - - - - - - - - - 378 334 286 330 1328 +23
Rowlesburg 20 - 16 16 18 13 13 10 11 15 15 - - - - 147 +3
South Preston
Middle
- - - - - - - - 56 60 61 - - - - 177 -6
Terra Alta
East Preston
- 19 44 30 43 33 47 48 51 72 62 - - - - 449 -6
Tunnelton
Denver
20 2 39 19 30 33 29 33 - - - - - - - 205 +14
Valley 14 10 69 60 69 74 80 76 - - - - - - - 452 -7
West Preston
Middle
- - - - - - - - 82 73 75 - - - - 230 +6
Totals 67 120 348 314 334 317 343 342 363 354 375 378 334 286 330 4605 +73
School EC PK K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th TOTAL Change From 2006-07


Yearly Enrollments, Preston County Schools
Second Month Enrollment
School '07-'08 '06-'07 '05-'06 '04-'05 '03-'04 '02-'03 '01-'02 '00-'01 '99-'00 '98-'99
Aurora 132 138 144 139 141 139 156 152 160 156
Bruceton 489 482 430 449 464 461 452 468 454 447
Central Preston
Middle
286 273 296 304 308 281 279 278 311 345
Fellowsville 105 99 114 139 149 142 153 151 169 179
Kingwood 605 579 598 607 584 584 598 602 608 590
Preston High
School
1328 1305 1383 1385 1412 1437 1448 1490 1547 1585
Rowlesburg 147 144 143 134 156 162 173 185 178 180
South Preston
Middle
177 183 195 184 181 177 197 183 189 192
Terra Alta
East Preston
449 455 459 456 471 516 484 476 495 515
Tunnelton
Denver
205 191 213 204 215 231 223 221 207 223
Valley 452 459 501 464 464 450 426 408 427 436
West Preston
Middle
230 224 209 213 239 250 246 244 246 249
Totals 4605 4532 4685 4678 4784 4830 4835 4858 4991 5097
School '07-'08 '06-'07 '05-'06 '04-'05 '03-'04 '02-'03 '01-'02 '00-'01 '99-'00 '98-'99


Preston County Schools, enrollment trends from 1998-2008

The following chart summarizes enrollment data for the various elementary school districts in Preston County from 1998-2008. Grades 1-5 are reviewed, to allow for accurate comparisons between districts through the years.

Enrollments in Grades One through Five, Preston County Elementary Schools

  Enrollment Grades 1-5 % Change
1998-2008
Grades 1-5
'98-99 '99-00 '00-01 '01-02 '02-03 '03-04 '04-05 '05-06 '06-07 '07-08
Aurora 103 109 108 107 90 87 89 94 87 86 - 17%
Bruceton 247 251 266 246 241 247 244 224 223 255 + 3%
Fellowsville 133 126 116 119 110 116 112 92 83 86 - 35%
Kingwood 463 460 466 453 447 443 459 465 458 449 - 3%
Rowlesburg 89 83 96 91 90 82 69 59 63 70 - 21%
Terra Alta 253 239 233 239 264 239 235 239 229 201 - 21%
Tunnelton
Denver
178 167 174 166 187 168 164 168 154 144 - 19%
Valley 368 349 336 339 349 374 373 389 383 359 - 2%
Preston County 1834 1784 1795 1760 1778 1756 1745 1730 1680 1650 - 10%
Total
Enrollment
Grades 1-12 =
4,651
EC-12 =
5,097
Grades 1-12 =
4,499
EC-12 =
4,991
Grades 1-12 =
4,395
EC-12 =
4,858
Grades 1-12 =
4,337
EC-12 =
4,835
Grades 1-12 =
4,349
EC-12 =
4,830
Grades 1-12 =
.
EC-12 =
4,784
Grades 1-12 =
4,207
EC-12 =
4,678
Grades 1-12 =
4,205
EC-12 =
4,685
Grades 1-12 =
4,064
EC-12 =
4,532
Grades 1-12 =
4,070
EC-12 =
4,605

- 13%

- 10%


Preston County Schools, enrollment trends from 1968-2008

The following chart summarizes enrollment data for the various elementary school districts in Preston County from 1965-1998. Grades 1-5 are reviewed, to allow for accurate comparisons between districts through the years. Note that enrollment data for Newburg and Fellowsville are combined for the years prior to 1998.

Enrollments in Grades One through Five, Preston County Elementary Schools

  1965-68
(Four yr avg)
Grades 1-5
1975-78
(Four yr avg)
Grades 1-5
1985-88
(Four yr avg)
Grades 1-5
1998
Grades 1-5
2005-08
(Four yr avg)
Grades 1-5
% Change
1968-2008
Grades 1-5
Aurora 194 157 162 114 89 - 54%
Bruceton 260 247 282 253 237 - 9%
Fellowsville
Newburg
345 280 249 120 93 - 73%
Kingwood
Albright
694 655 539 477 458 - 34%
Rowlesburg 266 184 131 98 65 - 76%
Terra Alta 336 318 306 243 226 - 33%
Tunnelton
Denver
355 276 179 174 158 - 55%
Valley 565 522 510 395 376 - 33%
Preston County 3015 2630 2356 1874 1701 - 44%
Total
Enrollment
Grades 1-12 =
6,529
Grades 1-12 =
6,198
Grades 1-12 =
5,459
Grades 1-12 =
4,693
Grades 1-12 =
4,137
- 37%

As the data indicates, enrollment declines in Grades 1-5 are most marked in the southern elementary districts (Fellowsville, Newburg, Rowlesburg, Aurora, and Tunnelton) with enrollment declines of 41-65% in these 5 grade levels in the past 30 years. The "middle districts" along the Route 7 east-west corridor (Valley, Kingwood-Albright, Terra Alta) have seen an enrollment decline of 28-31%, while the northern part of the county (Bruceton) has shown a stable enrollment.



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