James Rumsey Technical Institute

Martinsburg · WV · Berkeley County Schools · Public

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Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

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▸ LocallyWV trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−9 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

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.

Your state's public flagship

West Virginia University

86%

admit rate

$10,104

in-state tuition/yr · $28,608 out-of-state

1010–1240

SAT 25–75 · ACT 20–26

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.

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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.

Merit PROMISE Scholarship

Up to $5,500/yr toward tuition & fees

GPA: 3.0 (both core and overall) Test: SAT 1080 / ACT 21 Income: 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.)

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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 2026-10-21.

Counselor capacity

Counselor FTE

1.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

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School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Hedgesville High School Hedgesville	Public	0.4	1,346	-0.1%
Spring Mills High School Martinsburg	Public	4.3	1,544	+9.2%
Martinsburg High School Martinsburg	Public	5.9	1,505	+0.9%
Pikeside Transitional School Martinsburg	Public	8.7	50	—
Musselman High School Inwood	Public	12.9	1,725	+0.7%
Jefferson High School Shenandoah Junction	Public	14.7	1,431	-1.2%
Berkeley Springs High School Berkeley Springs	Public	14.7	582	-10.7%
Washington High School Charles Town	Public	19.6	1,458	+8.5%

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James Rumsey Technical Institute is a public high school in Martinsburg, WV.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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