Parkersburg High School

Parkersburg High School
Address
Map
2101 Dudley Ave.

,
26101

United States
Coordinates39°16′43″N 81°32′41″W / 39.27859°N 81.54472°W / 39.27859; -81.54472
Information
TypePublic
MottoSchool of Champions
Established1867; 157 years ago (1867)
PrincipalJason Potts
Teaching staff97.00 (FTE) (2022–23)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1,651 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.02 (2022–23)[1]
Campus size1 city block
Campus typeSmall urban[1]
Color(s)  Red
  White
Fight song1. "It's PHS Boys"
2. "The Red and White of Parkersburg High"
MascotThe Big Red Indian
NicknameBig Reds
Websitewww.woodcountyschoolswv.com/PH

Parkersburg High School (PHS) is a secondary school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States. It serves grades nine through twelve, and is part of the Wood County School District. As of the 2018-2019 West Virginia Secondary School Activity Commission's high school classifications, the school has 1,739 students and the average classroom size is 25. The Wood County School District has 13,746 students in 29 schools. Its partner in education is DuPont.[2]

Parkersburg High is the second-largest populated school in the state of West Virginia (behind Cabell Midland High School in Ona, WV), and has the largest campus in West Virginia. The feeder schools contributing to this student population are Jackson Middle School, Hamilton Middle School and Van Devender Middle School.[3]

When the current high school campus opened in 1917, the former high school building was re-established as Washington Junior High School. Previously, Washington Junior High School fed PHS as well. The Washington Junior High School building was demolished in 1964.[4] Washington Junior High then opened in the former Jefferson Elementary School on Plum Street, adjacent to a newly built Jefferson Elementary School. Washington Junior High closed in 1992, combining with Jefferson Elementary School to become an elementary center in 1998.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Parkersburg High School (540162001170)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Parkersburg News and Sentinel | Parkersburg News and Sentinel".
  3. ^ "WVSSAC Staff". www.wvssac.org.
  4. ^ "PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA: PARKERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL (OLD) & CARNEGIE LIBRARY".
  5. ^ "Wood County". Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2009.