Total Equipment Cost
Annual Operations and Maintenance Cost
Students Affected
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monongalia School DistrictWV | 46,847,000 | 898,000 | 12,990 | 14 (45) |
| 2 | Mercer County School DistrictWV | 25,953,000 | 459,000 | 5,940 | 18 (34) |
| 3 | Raleigh County School DistrictWV | 23,946,000 | 380,000 | 5,610 | 14 (32) |
| 4 | Ohio County School DistrictWV | 22,627,000 | 386,000 | 5,280 | 12 (40) |
| 5 | Upshur County School DistrictWV | 16,130,000 | 255,000 | 3,810 | 17 (45) |
| 6 | Marshall County School DistrictWV | 13,600,000 | 248,000 | 4,620 | 12 (43) |
| 7 | Nicholas County School DistrictWV | 12,925,000 | 198,000 | 3,010 | 14 (37) |
| 8 | Brooke County School DistrictWV | 12,473,000 | 237,000 | 2,830 | 12 (43) |
| 9 | Preston County School DistrictWV | 11,445,000 | 226,000 | 2,510 | 13 (32) |
| 10 | Randolph County School DistrictWV | 10,751,000 | 159,000 | 2,500 | 14 (30) |
| 11 | Taylor County School DistrictWV | 10,391,000 | 182,000 | 2,440 | 14 (45) |
| 12 | Hancock County School DistrictWV | 10,180,000 | 178,000 | 4,040 | 11 (42) |
| 13 | Barbour County School DistrictWV | 10,136,000 | 169,000 | 2,350 | 15 (39) |
| 14 | Fayette County School DistrictWV | 9,979,000 | 196,000 | 5,840 | 13 (43) |
| 15 | Mineral County School DistrictWV | 9,358,000 | 187,000 | 4,080 | 14 (48) |
| 16 | Wyoming County School DistrictWV | 7,912,000 | 178,000 | 3,950 | 15 (46) |
| 17 | Summers County School DistrictWV | 6,421,000 | 104,000 | 1,510 | 16 (40) |
| 18 | Webster County School DistrictWV | 5,653,000 | 80,000 | 1,320 | 15 (38) |
| 19 | Monroe County School DistrictWV | 4,871,000 | 116,000 | 1,760 | 15 (45) |
| 20 | Pendleton County School DistrictWV | 3,534,000 | 53,000 | 810 | 15 (37) |
| 21 | Hardy County School DistrictWV | 3,275,000 | 93,000 | 2,370 | 18 (56) |
| 22 | Tucker County School DistrictWV | 2,120,000 | 42,000 | 480 | 13 (25) |
| 23 | Berkeley County School DistrictWV | 2,116,000 | 298,000 | 19,530 | 16 (50) |
| 24 | Jefferson County School DistrictWV | 1,716,000 | 149,000 | 9,060 | 16 (51) |
| 25 | Greenbrier County School DistrictWV | 1,436,000 | 47,000 | 3,670 | 13 (38) |
| 26 | Wetzel County School DistrictWV | 1,421,000 | 69,000 | 2,510 | 13 (47) |
| 27 | Hampshire County School DistrictWV | 1,174,000 | 46,000 | 3,020 | 15 (50) |
| 28 | McDowell County School DistrictWV | 976,000 | 49,000 | 3,060 | 15 (49) |
| 29 | Marion County School DistrictWV | 632,000 | 129,000 | 7,960 | 14 (49) |
| 30 | Morgan County School DistrictWV | 509,000 | 37,000 | 2,330 | 17 (50) |
| 31 | Pocahontas County School DistrictWV | 366,000 | 2,000 | 100 | 9 (28) |
| 32 | Kanawha County School DistrictWV | 0 | 395,000 | 25,570 | 17 (59) |
| 33 | Cabell County School DistrictWV | 0 | 190,000 | 13,110 | 18 (63) |
| 34 | Wood County School DistrictWV | 0 | 169,000 | 12,420 | 16 (53) |
| 35 | Putnam County School DistrictWV | 0 | 152,000 | 9,840 | 17 (58) |
| 36 | Harrison County School DistrictWV | 0 | 138,000 | 11,100 | 14 (48) |
| 37 | Wayne County School DistrictWV | 0 | 123,000 | 7,160 | 18 (63) |
| 38 | Logan County School DistrictWV | 0 | 100,000 | 5,640 | 17 (60) |
| 39 | Mingo County School DistrictWV | 0 | 89,000 | 4,210 | 15 (63) |
| 40 | Jackson County School DistrictWV | 0 | 79,000 | 5,510 | 16 (62) |
| 41 | Lincoln County School DistrictWV | 0 | 66,000 | 3,410 | 19 (63) |
| 42 | Boone County School DistrictWV | 0 | 58,000 | 3,840 | 17 (56) |
| 43 | Mason County School DistrictWV | 0 | 55,000 | 4,060 | 17 (61) |
| 44 | Lewis County School DistrictWV | 0 | 38,000 | 2,580 | 17 (54) |
| 45 | Roane County School DistrictWV | 0 | 36,000 | 2,090 | 17 (59) |
| 46 | Grant County School DistrictWV | 0 | 32,000 | 2,120 | 15 (46) |
| 47 | Braxton County School DistrictWV | 0 | 28,000 | 2,010 | 21 (57) |
| 48 | Clay County School DistrictWV | 0 | 26,000 | 1,880 | 17 (53) |
| 49 | Ritchie County School DistrictWV | 0 | 21,000 | 1,360 | 15 (52) |
| 50 | Pleasants County School DistrictWV | 0 | 17,000 | 1,100 | 15 (50) |
| 51 | Wirt County School DistrictWV | 0 | 16,000 | 1,010 | 18 (56) |
| 52 | Doddridge County School DistrictWV | 0 | 16,000 | 1,120 | 14 (48) |
| 53 | Tyler County School DistrictWV | 0 | 15,000 | 1,270 | 14 (47) |
| 54 | Calhoun County School DistrictWV | 0 | 15,000 | 970 | 16 (55) |
| 55 | Gilmer County School DistrictWV | 0 | 11,000 | 810 | 18 (56) |
| 56 | WV SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLINDWV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (55) |
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monongalia School DistrictWV | 46,847,000 | 898,000 | 12,990 | 14 (45) |
| 2 | Mercer County School DistrictWV | 25,953,000 | 459,000 | 5,940 | 18 (34) |
| 3 | Kanawha County School DistrictWV | 0 | 395,000 | 25,570 | 17 (59) |
| 4 | Ohio County School DistrictWV | 22,627,000 | 386,000 | 5,280 | 12 (40) |
| 5 | Raleigh County School DistrictWV | 23,946,000 | 380,000 | 5,610 | 14 (32) |
| 6 | Berkeley County School DistrictWV | 2,116,000 | 298,000 | 19,530 | 16 (50) |
| 7 | Upshur County School DistrictWV | 16,130,000 | 255,000 | 3,810 | 17 (45) |
| 8 | Marshall County School DistrictWV | 13,600,000 | 248,000 | 4,620 | 12 (43) |
| 9 | Brooke County School DistrictWV | 12,473,000 | 237,000 | 2,830 | 12 (43) |
| 10 | Preston County School DistrictWV | 11,445,000 | 226,000 | 2,510 | 13 (32) |
| 11 | Nicholas County School DistrictWV | 12,925,000 | 198,000 | 3,010 | 14 (37) |
| 12 | Fayette County School DistrictWV | 9,979,000 | 196,000 | 5,840 | 13 (43) |
| 13 | Cabell County School DistrictWV | 0 | 190,000 | 13,110 | 18 (63) |
| 14 | Mineral County School DistrictWV | 9,358,000 | 187,000 | 4,080 | 14 (48) |
| 15 | Taylor County School DistrictWV | 10,391,000 | 182,000 | 2,440 | 14 (45) |
| 16 | Wyoming County School DistrictWV | 7,912,000 | 178,000 | 3,950 | 15 (46) |
| 17 | Hancock County School DistrictWV | 10,180,000 | 178,000 | 4,040 | 11 (42) |
| 18 | Wood County School DistrictWV | 0 | 169,000 | 12,420 | 16 (53) |
| 19 | Barbour County School DistrictWV | 10,136,000 | 169,000 | 2,350 | 15 (39) |
| 20 | Randolph County School DistrictWV | 10,751,000 | 159,000 | 2,500 | 14 (30) |
| 21 | Putnam County School DistrictWV | 0 | 152,000 | 9,840 | 17 (58) |
| 22 | Jefferson County School DistrictWV | 1,716,000 | 149,000 | 9,060 | 16 (51) |
| 23 | Harrison County School DistrictWV | 0 | 138,000 | 11,100 | 14 (48) |
| 24 | Marion County School DistrictWV | 632,000 | 129,000 | 7,960 | 14 (49) |
| 25 | Wayne County School DistrictWV | 0 | 123,000 | 7,160 | 18 (63) |
| 26 | Monroe County School DistrictWV | 4,871,000 | 116,000 | 1,760 | 15 (45) |
| 27 | Summers County School DistrictWV | 6,421,000 | 104,000 | 1,510 | 16 (40) |
| 28 | Logan County School DistrictWV | 0 | 100,000 | 5,640 | 17 (60) |
| 29 | Hardy County School DistrictWV | 3,275,000 | 93,000 | 2,370 | 18 (56) |
| 30 | Mingo County School DistrictWV | 0 | 89,000 | 4,210 | 15 (63) |
| 31 | Webster County School DistrictWV | 5,653,000 | 80,000 | 1,320 | 15 (38) |
| 32 | Jackson County School DistrictWV | 0 | 79,000 | 5,510 | 16 (62) |
| 33 | Wetzel County School DistrictWV | 1,421,000 | 69,000 | 2,510 | 13 (47) |
| 34 | Lincoln County School DistrictWV | 0 | 66,000 | 3,410 | 19 (63) |
| 35 | Boone County School DistrictWV | 0 | 58,000 | 3,840 | 17 (56) |
| 36 | Mason County School DistrictWV | 0 | 55,000 | 4,060 | 17 (61) |
| 37 | Pendleton County School DistrictWV | 3,534,000 | 53,000 | 810 | 15 (37) |
| 38 | McDowell County School DistrictWV | 976,000 | 49,000 | 3,060 | 15 (49) |
| 39 | Greenbrier County School DistrictWV | 1,436,000 | 47,000 | 3,670 | 13 (38) |
| 40 | Hampshire County School DistrictWV | 1,174,000 | 46,000 | 3,020 | 15 (50) |
| 41 | Tucker County School DistrictWV | 2,120,000 | 42,000 | 480 | 13 (25) |
| 42 | Lewis County School DistrictWV | 0 | 38,000 | 2,580 | 17 (54) |
| 43 | Morgan County School DistrictWV | 509,000 | 37,000 | 2,330 | 17 (50) |
| 44 | Roane County School DistrictWV | 0 | 36,000 | 2,090 | 17 (59) |
| 45 | Grant County School DistrictWV | 0 | 32,000 | 2,120 | 15 (46) |
| 46 | Braxton County School DistrictWV | 0 | 28,000 | 2,010 | 21 (57) |
| 47 | Clay County School DistrictWV | 0 | 26,000 | 1,880 | 17 (53) |
| 48 | Ritchie County School DistrictWV | 0 | 21,000 | 1,360 | 15 (52) |
| 49 | Pleasants County School DistrictWV | 0 | 17,000 | 1,100 | 15 (50) |
| 50 | Wirt County School DistrictWV | 0 | 16,000 | 1,010 | 18 (56) |
| 51 | Doddridge County School DistrictWV | 0 | 16,000 | 1,120 | 14 (48) |
| 52 | Tyler County School DistrictWV | 0 | 15,000 | 1,270 | 14 (47) |
| 53 | Calhoun County School DistrictWV | 0 | 15,000 | 970 | 16 (55) |
| 54 | Gilmer County School DistrictWV | 0 | 11,000 | 810 | 18 (56) |
| 55 | Pocahontas County School DistrictWV | 366,000 | 2,000 | 100 | 9 (28) |
| 56 | WV SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLINDWV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (55) |
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