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Coverage dated October 20, 2026

West Virginia schools see drop in enrollment

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) -- The West Virginia public school system said on Tuesday that numbers reveal schools lost 8,270 students in the last year. The certified county for 2026-2027 is 226,268, down by 8,270 from last year's 234,957, the Department of Education release said.

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  1. The Dominion Post

    Public schools in West Virginia see second largest drop since COVID (opens The Dominion Post)

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    CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s 55 county public school districts saw their largest combined drop in student enrollment since the period spanning the worst of the COVID-10 pandemic. According to numbers released Tuesday by the West Virginia Department of Education, the fall headcount enrollment number …

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    West Virginia schools see drop in enrollment (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) -- The West Virginia public school system said on Tuesday that numbers reveal schools lost 8,270 students in the last year. The certified county for 2026-2027 is 226,268, down by 8,270 from last year's 234,957, the Department of Education release said.

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