Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center
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Calhoun Middle/High School → Gilmer County High School → Roane County High → Wirt County High School → Braxton County High School → Ritchie County High School → Doddridge County High School → Roane-Jackson Technical Center →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: 68th percentile by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center compares for families
What families should know about Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center.
- ▸ LocallyWV trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−9 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Calhoun Middle/High School, Gilmer County High School, Roane County High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2168th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,634/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in West Virginia
West Virginia's public scholarships
West Virginia's PROMISE Scholarship is a straightforward pure-merit award — hit the GPA and test bar and the state covers up to $5,500/yr toward tuition. No income limit.
Pure-merit award up to $5,500/yr — needs a 3.0 GPA (core and overall) plus SAT 1080 / ACT 21. (WV public or private HS grads; full-time first-year enrollment.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Middle/High School Mount Zion |
Public | 6.8 | 255 | -6.9% |
| Gilmer County High School Glenville |
Public | 10.1 | 253 | -1.2% |
| Roane County High Spencer |
Public | 20.8 | 490 | -13.1% |
| Wirt County High School Elizabeth |
Public | 23.2 | 275 | -3.8% |
| Braxton County High School Sutton |
Public | 23.4 | 481 | -6.8% |
| Ritchie County High School Ellenboro |
Public | 25.3 | 328 | -19.0% |
| Doddridge County High School West Union |
Public | 28.9 | 355 | +10.6% |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center Le Roy |
Public | 29.9 | — | — |