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PS 025 340
West Virginia Kids Count Data Book: 1996 County Profiles of
Child Well-Being.West Virginia Kids Count Fund, Charleston.Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.97
187p.West Virginia KIDS COUNT Fund, 1031 Quarrier Street, Suite
313 Atlas Building, Charleston, WV 25301; phone: 800-KIDS
COUNT ($5).Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) -- Reports Descriptive
(141)
MF01/PC08 Plus Postage.Administrators; Birth Weight; Births to Single Women; Child
Abuse; Child Health; Child Neglect; Child Welfare;*Children; Demography; Dropout Rate; Early Parenthood; High
School Graduates; Infant Mortality; Mortality Rate; Poverty;Racial Differences; *Social Indicators; State Surveys;Statistical Surveys; Tables (Data); Teacher Student Ratio;
*Well Being; Youth ProblemsArrests; *Indicators; Project Head Start; *West Virginia
This fifth annual edition of the Kids Count reportinvestigates county and statewide trends in the well-being of West Virginia's
children between 1980 and 1994, focusing on child poverty and low school
achievement, and profiles three exemplary schools serving large numbers of
low-income students. The statistical report is based on 18 indicators of
child well-being: (1) student attendance; (2) percent of high school
dropouts; (3) percent of high school graduates; (4) pupil to teacher ratio;
(5) teacher/administrator experience; (6) percent of births to mothers with
less than a twelfth grade education; (7) percent of children approved for
free/reduced school meals; (8) employment to population ratio; (9) the
unemployment rate; (10) percent low birth-weight babies; (11) infant
mortality rate; (12) child death rate; (13) child abuse/neglect rate; (14)
teen birth rate; (15) percent births to unmarried teens; (16) juvenile
delinquency case rate; (17) teen violent death rate; and (18) percent of
eligible children served by Head Start. Findings indicate that almost all
counties meet or exceed the required standard of 93 percent school attendance
rate; child poverty averages 47 percent statewide; 50 percent of adults are
employed (the nation's lowest percentage); and the unemployment rate is about
9 percent. There have been increases in the percent of low birth-weight
babies, the child abuse/neglect rate, and the percent of births to unmarried
teens. There have been decreases in infant mortality rate, child death rate,
percent approved for free/reduced school meals, teen birth rate, high school
dropout rate, juvenile delinquency case rate, and teen violent death rate.
Appendices provide definitions, methodology, and data sources. (KDFB)
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a pr
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and
man
ipul
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n, a
nd d
ata
anal
ysis
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ken
at th
e R
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nal R
esea
rch
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at W
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for
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ata
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dem
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still
mai
ntai
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ascr
eate
d al
l of
its c
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s; R
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Lee
for
his
mas
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s;T
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old
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and
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ber
and
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nty
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rint
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nt o
f Sc
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am F
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n, E
xecu
tive
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nt, W
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nia
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NT
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or a
ll th
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and
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repa
ratio
n of
the
find
ings
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the
scho
ol p
rofi
les;
and
than
ks f
or th
e nu
mer
ous
Wes
tV
irgi
nia
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S C
OU
NT
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sem
inat
ion
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ners
for
help
ing
get t
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ata
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kin
to th
e ha
nds
of c
omm
unity
lead
ers
acro
ss W
est V
irgi
nia;
than
ks a
lso
to J
ohn
Gile
sw
ith G
iles
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sulti
ng f
or te
chni
cal s
uppo
rt in
the
prod
uc-
tion
of th
e bo
ok.
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S C
OU
NT
is a
lso
inde
bted
to th
e fa
ithfu
l ser
vice
of it
s R
esea
rch
and
Mar
ketin
g co
mm
ittee
s. T
heir
nam
esar
e id
entif
ied
on p
age
87 o
f th
is r
epor
t.K
IDS
CO
UN
T is
als
o in
debt
ed to
the
mem
bers
of
anA
d H
oc K
IDS
CO
UN
T C
omm
ittee
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pro
vide
d th
eov
eral
l dir
ectio
n fo
r th
e pr
esen
tatio
n of
the
educ
atio
n/po
vert
y th
eme
of th
is y
ear's
Dat
a B
ook.
The
mem
bers
of
this
com
mitt
ee a
re R
on A
lthou
se, M
arga
ret B
isho
p, J
eff
Cri
st, R
ebec
ca G
oodw
in, P
at H
amm
er, H
ober
t Har
mon
,T
om L
ong,
Dan
Man
kins
, Tra
ci M
arkh
am, D
avid
Per
ine,
Vir
gil R
ice,
Em
ily P
apad
opou
los,
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lor
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y, B
obR
uben
stei
n, M
icha
el W
adsw
orth
, and
Fre
dric
kW
olfe
rshe
im. T
his
com
mitt
ee w
as c
hair
ed b
y K
enna
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lan
d Pe
nny
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ndal
l.Sp
ecia
l tha
nks
go to
Pam
Fol
den,
Exe
cutiv
e A
ssis
tant
,W
est V
irgi
nia
KID
S C
OU
NT
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d, w
ho la
bore
d tir
eles
sly
in e
ditin
g th
e bo
ok; a
nd to
Jef
f C
rist
, Dir
ecto
r of
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mu-
nica
tions
, Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T F
und,
who
coor
dina
ted
the
mar
ketin
g pl
an a
nd d
eskt
op p
ublis
hing
of
this
rep
ort w
ith c
onfi
denc
e an
d tir
eles
s en
thus
iasm
; and
toM
icha
el W
adsw
orth
and
Rob
ert R
uggi
ero,
who
hav
e do
nea
sple
ndid
job
coor
dina
ting
the
data
col
lect
ion
and
anal
ysis
.Sp
ecia
l rec
ogni
tion
is g
iven
to D
avid
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ine
with
the
Pag
e 2
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KID
S C
OU
NT
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
f E
duca
tion
who
enc
oura
ged
num
erou
ssc
hool
s ac
ross
Wes
t Vir
gini
a to
be
thei
r ve
ry b
est a
s he
coor
dina
ted
the
stat
e's
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e R
ibbo
n Sc
hool
pro
gram
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avid
als
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lped
in th
e se
lect
ion
of th
e sc
hool
s to
be
prof
iled
in th
isD
ata
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hank
s to
the
prin
cipa
ls o
fth
ese
scho
ols
for
letti
ng u
s te
ll th
eir
stor
y. I
t beg
ins
onpa
ge s
ix.
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t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
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UN
T c
ould
not
do
its w
ork
with
out t
he f
inan
cial
sup
port
of
both
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ie E
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tion
and
the
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t Vir
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nder
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te th
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sts
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he b
usin
ess
spon
sors
are
list
ed o
n th
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side
cov
er p
age
of th
is b
ook.
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t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
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UN
T is
gra
tefu
l to
the
lead
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ip o
f th
e na
tiona
l Kid
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ount
sta
ff, B
ill O
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nnif
er B
arat
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ms.
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them
e of
this
edi
tion
of th
e W
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CO
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T D
ata
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spir
ed b
y th
eir
1996
nat
iona
l boo
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d its
rec
omm
enda
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n to
impr
ove
educ
atio
n. W
e ar
e al
so g
rate
ful t
o th
em
any
Wes
t Vir
gini
ans
who
mak
e ki
ds c
ount
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on to
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isse
min
ate
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ther
wis
e us
ein
form
atio
n fr
om th
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ata
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as
long
as
appr
opri
ate
ackn
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dgm
ent i
s gi
ven.
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ition
al c
opie
sar
e av
aila
ble
for
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ch f
rom
the
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t Vir
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T F
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t Vir
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t Virg
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rces
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tistic
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bers
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KID
S C
OU
NT
Pag
e 3
For
ewor
d
The
impr
ovem
ent o
fed
ucat
ion
in a
reas
of
high
pove
rty
is o
ne o
f th
ecr
itica
l fac
tors
to r
educ
ew
elfa
re d
epen
denc
y an
d to
prep
are
stud
ents
topa
rtic
ipat
e in
tom
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omy.
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est V
irgi
nia
KID
S C
OU
NT
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d D
ata
Boo
k is
the
5th
annu
al p
rofi
le o
f th
e co
nditi
on o
f W
est
Vir
gini
a's
child
ren.
A p
roje
ct o
f th
e W
est V
irgi
nia
KID
SCOUNT
Fund
in c
olla
bora
tion
with
the
Wes
t Vir
gini
aU
nive
rsity
Sur
vey
Res
earc
h C
ente
r, W
est V
irgi
nia
KID
SCOUNT
brin
gs to
geth
er th
e be
st a
vaila
ble
data
to m
easu
reth
e he
alth
, eco
nom
ic, e
duca
tiona
l and
soc
ial w
ell-
bein
g of
child
ren
in W
est V
irgi
nia.
In 1
989,
the
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n an
d th
e C
ente
rfo
r th
e St
udy
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l Pol
icy
laun
ched
KID
SCOUNT.
This
initi
ativ
e is
pre
mis
ed o
n th
e be
lief
that
the
mor
e th
e pu
blic
and
polic
y-m
aker
s kn
ow a
bout
the
stat
us a
nd n
eeds
of
child
ren,
the
grea
ter
the
likel
ihoo
d th
ose
need
s w
ill b
ead
dres
sed.
Fund
ed in
199
1, W
est V
irgi
nia
KID
S C
OU
NT
is o
ne 5
1si
mila
r pr
ojec
ts th
roug
hout
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es.
The
199
6 W
est V
irgi
nia
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook
mea
sure
s tw
elve
indi
cato
rs o
f ch
ild a
nd a
dole
scen
t hea
lth,
educ
atio
n an
d ec
onom
ic s
tatu
s.It
als
o in
clud
es b
ackg
roun
din
form
atio
n fo
r ea
ch c
ount
y, in
clud
ing
dem
ogra
phic
and
fam
ily in
com
e da
ta.
A n
ew f
eatu
re th
is y
ear
is a
dis
play
of
nine
sta
te m
aps
calle
d E
duca
tion
and
Chi
ldre
n in
Pov
erty
. The
nin
ein
dica
tors
dis
play
som
e ke
y ed
ucat
ion
and
econ
omic
indi
cato
rs to
pro
vide
a g
eogr
aphi
c po
rtra
it of
edu
catio
n an
dpo
vert
y in
Wes
t Vir
gini
a.T
he E
duca
tion
and
Chi
ldre
n in
Pov
erty
map
s di
spla
yth
e fo
llow
ing
indi
cato
rs: p
erce
nt o
f en
rolle
d st
uden
tsat
tend
ing
scho
ol; p
erce
nt o
f hi
gh s
choo
l dro
pout
s; p
erce
nt o
fhi
gh s
choo
l gra
duat
es; p
upil
to te
ache
r ra
tio; t
each
er/
adm
inis
trat
or e
xper
ienc
e in
yea
rs; p
erce
nt o
f bi
rths
tom
othe
rs w
ith le
ss th
an a
12t
h gr
ade
educ
atio
n; p
erce
nt o
fch
ildre
n ap
prov
ed f
or f
ree
or r
educ
ed s
choo
l mea
ls; e
mpl
oy-
men
t-po
pula
tion
ratio
; and
une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate.
Las
t yea
r's W
est V
irgi
nia
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook
cont
inue
d to
insp
ire
com
mun
ity a
ctio
n fo
r at
-ris
k ch
ildre
nan
d he
lped
man
y co
mm
uniti
es s
ecur
e fu
ndin
g fo
r pr
ogra
ms
targ
eted
to a
t-ri
sk y
outh
.T
his
year
we
have
not
ed s
ome
key
educ
atio
n in
dica
tors
on e
ach
coun
ty p
age.
The
se e
duca
tion
indi
cato
rs a
re in
the
box
in th
e ri
ght l
ower
cor
ner
of e
ach
coun
ty p
age.
KID
SCOUNT
Chi
ld W
atch
con
tinue
s th
is y
ear,
and
it w
ill e
ngag
ebu
sine
ss, r
elig
ious
, and
oth
er p
riva
te-s
ecto
r le
ader
s to
impr
ove
earl
y ch
ildho
od e
duca
tion
for
at-r
isk
child
ren.
In
addi
tion,
the
KID
SCOUNT
Fund
is e
stab
lishi
ng K
IDS
CO
UN
T C
hapt
ers,
whi
ch w
ill h
ave
at le
ast 5
0 pe
rcen
t of
itsle
ader
ship
fro
m th
e bu
sine
ss s
ecto
r. T
hese
cha
pter
s w
ill b
esu
ppor
ted
by th
e K
IDSCOUNT
Fund
thro
ugh
info
rmat
ion,
idea
s, a
nd m
ini-
gran
ts.
Mak
ing
KID
SCOUNT
in W
est V
irgi
nia
is a
sha
red
ente
rpri
se. C
onsi
der
how
you
mig
ht jo
in in
the
supp
ort o
fth
e ch
ildre
n of
Wes
t Vir
gini
a. W
e al
l nee
d to
do
mor
e. T
ojo
in a
con
stitu
ency
for
chi
ldre
n an
d be
com
e pa
rt o
f th
eso
lutio
n, c
all 1
-888
-KID
SCOUNT
(1-8
88-5
43-7
268)
.
13P
age
4W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
TT
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Ove
rvie
w
Thi
s ye
ar's
Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k, th
e 5t
h A
nnua
l Edi
tion,
foc
uses
on
educ
atio
nan
d ch
ildre
n in
pov
erty
. We
have
cho
sen
this
foc
usbe
caus
e w
e be
lieve
the
impr
ovem
ent o
f ed
ucat
ion
inar
eas
of h
igh
pove
rty
is o
ne o
f th
e cr
itica
l fac
tors
tore
duce
wel
fare
dep
ende
ncy
and
to p
repa
re s
tude
nts
to p
artic
ipat
e in
tom
orro
w's
eco
nom
y.A
s B
oard
mem
ber
and
Bra
xton
Cou
nty
Supe
rint
en-
dent
of
scho
ols
Ken
na S
eal s
aid,
"T
he s
ingl
e m
ost p
ow-
erfu
l pre
dict
or o
f sc
hool
ach
ieve
men
t is
soci
oeco
nom
icst
atus
." A
ccor
ding
to th
e W
est V
irgi
nia
Edu
catio
n Fu
nd's
1995
rep
ort,
Ach
ievi
ng D
espi
te A
dver
sity
, a c
ompa
riso
nof
33
high
- an
d 33
low
-ach
ievi
ng e
lem
enta
ry s
choo
lsfo
und
that
the
low
est-
achi
evin
g sc
hool
s ha
d 2.
5 tim
esm
ore
stud
ents
rec
eivi
ng f
ree
and
redu
ced-
pric
ed m
eals
as d
id th
e hi
ghes
t ach
ievi
ng s
choo
ls. F
ree
and
redu
ced-
pric
ed m
eals
is o
ften
use
d as
a s
urro
gate
mea
sure
for
pove
rty,
and
the
Edu
catio
n Fu
nd r
efer
s to
rec
ipie
nts
ofth
is s
ervi
ce a
s "n
eedy
."A
fter
a lo
t of
disc
ussi
on w
ith m
embe
rs o
f bo
th th
eK
IDS
CO
UN
T R
esea
rch
and
Mar
ketin
g co
mm
ittee
s of
the
KID
S C
OU
NT
Pro
ject
and
an
ad h
oc c
omm
ittee
of
educ
ator
s, w
e de
cide
d th
at th
is D
ata
Boo
k w
ould
dis
-pl
ay m
aps
depi
ctin
g ho
w th
e co
untie
s fa
ir o
n ni
ne e
du-
catio
n-po
vert
y re
late
d in
dica
tors
. We
deci
ded
earl
y on
to a
void
usi
ng te
st m
easu
res
sinc
e th
ey a
re s
o co
ntro
ver-
sial
. We
also
dec
ided
to id
entif
y hi
gh-a
chie
ving
sch
ools
who
ser
ve h
igh
conc
entr
atio
ns o
f po
or c
hild
ren
and
pre-
pare
pro
file
s of
thes
e sc
hool
s so
oth
er W
est V
irgi
nia
scho
ols
may
lear
n ho
w to
rep
licat
e th
eir
achi
evem
ents
.T
hese
pro
file
s be
gin
on p
age
six.
The
edu
catio
n-po
vert
y in
dica
tors
we
have
cho
sen
are
(1)
stud
ent a
ttend
ance
, (2)
per
cent
of
high
sch
ool
drop
outs
, (3)
per
cent
of
high
sch
ool g
radu
ates
, (4)
pup
ilto
teac
her
ratio
, (5)
teac
her/
adm
inis
trat
or e
xper
ienc
e in
year
s, (
6) p
erce
nt o
f bi
rths
to m
othe
rs w
ith le
ss th
an a
12th
gra
de e
duca
tion,
(7)
per
cent
of
child
ren
appr
oved
for
free
and
red
uced
sch
ool m
eals
, (8)
em
ploy
men
t to
popu
latio
n ra
tio, a
nd (
9) th
e un
empl
oym
ent r
ate.
Exa
min
ing
thes
e st
ate
map
s, w
hich
beg
in o
n pa
ge
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
14
eigh
t, th
e re
ader
can
see
how
cou
ntie
s ar
e pe
rfor
min
g on
the
mea
sure
s in
dica
ted.
The
fac
tors
ass
ocia
ted
with
low
-ac
hiev
ing
scho
ols
incl
ude
teac
hers
with
low
er e
duca
tiona
lle
vels
and
less
exp
erie
nce,
few
er y
ears
of
teac
hing
inth
e pr
esen
t bui
ldin
g, a
nd lo
wer
fac
ulty
mor
ale.
Cha
rac-
teri
stic
s as
soci
ated
with
hig
h pe
rfor
min
g sc
hool
s in
clud
ea
stro
ng a
nd d
eter
min
ed a
ttitu
de a
mon
g te
ache
rs th
at c
hil-
dren
can
and
will
ach
ieve
, a s
tron
g st
uden
t pri
de in
the
scho
ol, h
igh
atte
ntio
n pa
id to
the
scho
ol b
y th
e ce
ntra
lof
fice
, a n
umbe
r of
enr
ichm
ent p
rogr
ams,
and
a p
rinc
i-pa
l with
an
open
-com
mun
icat
ion
styl
e w
ho is
sup
port
ive
of th
e te
ache
rs a
nd th
e ac
adem
ic p
rogr
am. I
n th
e m
aps,
you
will
see
atte
ndan
ce, w
hich
is o
ne m
easu
re o
f th
est
uden
t's m
otiv
atio
n to
go
to s
choo
l. O
ther
fac
tors
re-
late
d to
per
form
ance
are
the
teac
her/
adm
inis
trat
or e
xpe-
rien
ce,
the
perc
ent o
f hi
gh s
choo
l dro
p ou
ts, a
nd th
epe
rcen
t of
high
sch
ool g
radu
ates
.W
hat c
an W
est V
irgi
nia
do to
red
uce
the
num
-be
r of
its
child
ren
in p
over
ty, n
ow a
lmos
t 30
perc
ent,
or to
red
uce
its n
umbe
r of
teen
s w
ho a
re id
le o
r to
redu
ce th
e pe
rcen
tage
of
our
child
ren
who
live
in f
ami-
lies
who
wor
k fu
ll tim
e an
d ye
t are
stil
l poo
r?T
here
is n
o on
e so
lutio
n no
r is
ther
e an
y so
lutio
nth
at c
an p
rovi
de a
qui
ck f
ix. T
here
are
thin
gs, b
oth
shor
t and
long
-ter
m, t
hat c
an m
ake
a di
ffer
ence
. Som
eof
the
shor
t-te
rm e
ffor
ts, w
hich
app
ear
to b
e ta
king
on
long
-ter
m s
tatu
s, a
re m
akin
g he
alth
car
e av
aila
ble
for
youn
g pa
rent
s w
ho n
ow h
ave
low
-wag
e jo
bs a
nd w
illha
ve lo
w-w
age
jobs
thro
ugh
wel
fare
ref
orm
. Wes
t Vir
-gi
nia
has
done
a tr
emen
dous
job
cove
ring
the
poor
and
near
poo
r w
ith M
edic
aid.
How
ever
, Med
icai
d co
sts,
part
icul
arly
to th
e el
derl
y, c
ontin
ue to
sky
rock
et a
nd s
ome
rest
ruct
urin
g is
nee
ded.
The
Ear
ned
Inco
me
Tax
Cre
dit,
whi
ch w
as f
irst
intr
oduc
ed in
the
late
197
0s a
nd th
enex
pand
ed in
the
Rea
gan,
Bus
h, a
nd C
linto
n ad
min
istr
a-tio
ns, p
rovi
des
low
-inc
ome
wag
e ea
rner
s w
ith a
ref
und-
able
tax
cred
it th
at e
nlar
ges
thei
r ne
t inc
ome.
Acc
ord-
ing
to th
e 19
96 N
atio
nal K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k, in
1994
the
Ear
ned
Inco
me
Tax
Cre
dit l
ifte
d 1.
7 m
illio
nch
ildre
n w
ith lo
w-w
age
wor
king
par
ents
out
of
pove
rty.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
r
Perc
ent o
f St
uden
ts A
ttend
ing
Scho
ol
Perc
enta
ge o
f H
igh
Scho
ol D
ropo
uts
Perc
ent o
f H
igh
Scho
ol G
radu
ates
Pupi
l/Tea
cher
Rat
io
Yea
rs o
f T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
Stat
ePe
rcen
t/Rat
e
92.2
%
16.2
%
94.6
%
16.7
16.7
yrs
Perc
ent O
f A
ll B
irth
s T
o M
othe
rs W
ith23
.6%
Les
s T
han
A 1
2th
Gra
de E
duca
tion
Perc
ent O
f A
ll C
hild
ren
App
rove
d Fo
r46
.7%
Free
And
Red
uced
Sch
ool M
eals
(Gra
des
K-1
2)
Em
ploy
men
t to
Popu
latio
n R
atio
1994
Une
mpl
oym
ent R
ate
50.0
%
8.9%
15P
age
5
Ove
rvie
w5co
ntin
ued
To
dem
onst
rate
the
poss
ibili
ty o
f hi
gh-a
chie
ving
sch
ools
in a
reas
that
ser
ve h
igh
conc
entr
atio
ns o
f lo
w-i
ncom
e st
u-de
nts,
we
chos
e th
ree
scho
ols,
eac
h of
whi
ch h
as r
ecen
tlybe
en d
esig
nate
d a
natio
nal b
lue
ribb
on s
choo
l. A
nat
iona
lbl
ue r
ibbo
n sc
hool
pro
vide
s op
port
uniti
es f
or s
tude
nts
at r
isk
and
thos
e un
usua
lly ta
lent
ed; a
sta
ff d
evel
opm
ent p
rogr
am, p
ar-
ticul
arly
for
new
teac
hers
; and
a p
rogr
am to
rec
ogni
ze e
xcel
-le
nce
of te
ache
rs.
It in
volv
es te
ache
rs in
dec
isio
n m
akin
g. I
tha
s st
rate
gies
for
the
mot
ivat
ion
of s
taff
, par
ents
and
stu
dent
sto
acc
ompl
ish
the
scho
ol's
goa
ls; s
peci
al p
rogr
ams
to a
ssis
tpo
tent
ial d
ropo
uts;
pro
gram
s th
at p
repa
re s
tude
nts
to li
ve e
f-fe
ctiv
ely
in a
soc
iety
that
is c
ultu
rally
and
eth
nica
lly d
iver
se;
and
pare
nt in
volv
emen
t. Fu
rthe
rmor
e, it
sup
port
s th
e ne
eds
ofst
uden
t fam
ilies
and
com
mun
icat
es s
tude
nt p
rogr
ess
and
over
-al
l sch
ool p
erfo
rman
ce to
par
ents
.W
e de
cide
d to
pro
file
one
hig
h sc
hool
, one
juni
or h
igh
scho
ol a
nd o
ne e
lem
enta
ry s
choo
l, ea
ch lo
cate
d in
a d
iffe
rent
regi
on o
f th
e st
ate.
The
ele
men
tary
sch
ool i
s T
roy,
loca
ted
inG
ilmer
Cou
nty;
the
juni
or h
igh
is S
herm
an, l
ocat
ed in
Boo
neC
ount
y; a
nd th
e hi
gh s
choo
l is
Hun
dred
, loc
ated
in W
etze
l.
TR
OY
EL
EM
EN
TA
RY
Tro
y E
lem
enta
ry is
loca
ted
roug
hly
in th
e ce
nter
of
the
stat
e in
Gilm
er C
ount
y. O
ver
the
last
14
year
s, th
e un
empl
oy-
men
t rat
e in
Gilm
er C
ount
y ha
s in
crea
sed
by 3
0.7
perc
ent.
The
pri
ncip
al e
mpl
oyer
s in
the
coun
ty in
clud
e th
e B
oard
of
Edu
catio
n an
d th
e oi
l and
gas
indu
stry
as
wel
l as
Gle
nvill
eSt
ate
Col
lege
.R
ecen
tly, G
ilmer
Cou
nty
got i
ts f
irst
McD
onal
d's,
and
fol
ks w
ere
exci
ted
abou
t the
opp
ortu
nity
for
mor
e jo
bs.
Tro
y E
lem
enta
ry is
a w
arm
and
invi
ting
plac
e.It
sm
ells
nice
. The
lock
ers
are
all p
aint
ed in
bri
ght c
olor
s; a
ll of
the
clas
sroo
ms
are
war
m a
nd in
vitin
g. T
here
are
man
y pr
ogra
ms
and
proj
ects
goi
ng o
n. D
ispl
ays
seem
to b
e ei
ther
com
ing
dow
nor
goi
ng u
p th
roug
hout
the
cour
se o
f th
e da
y. T
here
are
all
kind
s of
inno
vativ
e pr
ogra
ms.
One
pro
gram
teac
hes
child
ren
how
to w
rite
lette
rs--
they
hav
e th
eir
own
mai
l del
iver
y sy
stem
,an
d it
is c
alle
d "W
ee D
eliv
er."
Eac
h ch
ild a
nd s
taff
has
his
own
addr
ess,
and
it is
bas
ed u
pon
his
floo
r, r
oom
, and
des
k.Fo
r ex
ampl
e, th
e pr
inci
pal's
off
ice
addr
ess
is N
o.1
Pebb
le
Pag
e 6
16
Roa
d, B
ig R
ock,
Wes
t Vir
gini
a 20
202.
The
2 in
the
zip
code
mea
ns th
at it
is o
n th
e se
cond
flo
or.
A p
aren
t vol
unte
er w
orks
in th
e lib
rary
, and
she
sai
d sh
ebe
lieve
s T
roy
Ele
men
tary
has
the
best
libr
ary
in th
e co
unty
beca
use
it ha
s th
e m
ost b
ooks
and
the
mos
t new
boo
ks. T
hesc
hool
has
a c
ompu
ter
lab,
and
eve
ry s
tude
nt s
pend
s 30
min
-ut
es in
the
lab
usin
g th
e pr
ogra
m d
evel
oped
for
teac
hing
bas
icsk
ills.
The
re is
a b
eaut
iful
gym
nasi
um; i
ts f
loor
was
rec
ently
refi
nish
ed. O
utsi
de n
ew la
ndsc
apin
g ha
s ad
ded
shru
b bo
xes
and
new
cem
ent f
or n
ice
wal
kway
s. B
uild
ing
of th
e sc
hool
star
ted
in 1
928
and
was
fin
ishe
d in
193
2.It
was
ori
gina
llyus
ed a
s a
high
sch
ool,
and
the
high
sch
ool c
lass
pic
ture
s da
ting
back
to 1
932
line
the
entr
yway
wal
ls in
to th
e m
ain
build
ing
ofth
e sc
hool
;th
e ba
sket
ball
team
s' p
ictu
res
line
the
entr
yway
wal
ls in
to th
e gy
mna
sium
.T
he s
tude
nts,
exc
ept f
or th
e se
cond
gra
de th
is la
st y
ear,
all p
erfo
rmed
wel
l abo
ve a
vera
ge o
n th
e te
stin
g pr
ogra
ms
cur-
rent
ly b
eing
use
d by
the
stat
e th
at te
sts
read
ing,
lang
uage
, mat
h,sc
ienc
e an
d so
cial
stu
dies
. The
sch
ool s
erve
s ch
ildre
n pr
e-ki
nder
gart
en th
roug
h th
e 6t
h gr
ade.
The
fou
r-ye
ar-o
lds
atte
ndsc
hool
fou
r da
ys a
wee
k fo
r th
e fu
ll sc
hool
day
, and
the
kind
er-
gart
en th
roug
h 6t
h gr
ade
atte
nd a
ful
l day
, fiv
e da
ys a
wee
k.T
roy
Ele
men
tary
has
a 9
8 pe
rcen
t pro
mot
ion
rate
.T
here
is a
n ex
cess
levy
in G
ilmer
Cou
nty.
Thi
s pr
ovid
esad
ditio
nal f
unds
, and
it is
ano
ther
indi
catio
n of
par
enta
l sup
-po
rt f
or e
duca
tion
in th
e co
unty
.D
orot
hy R
hode
s is
the
prin
cipa
l of
Tro
y E
lem
enta
ry, a
nd
she
beca
me
the
prin
cipa
l bec
ause
ther
e w
ere
thin
gs s
he w
ante
dto
do
as a
teac
her
that
she
cou
ldn'
t do
beca
use
her
prin
cipa
lw
ould
n't l
et h
er. S
o no
w s
he a
nd h
er te
ache
rs a
re d
oing
all
the
thin
gs s
he w
ante
d to
do,
and
it h
as w
on th
em n
atio
nal a
s w
ell
as c
omm
unity
rec
ogni
tion.
Mrs
. Rho
des
was
enc
oura
ged
by R
onal
d B
lank
ensh
ip, S
u-pe
rint
ende
nt o
f Sc
hool
s in
her
cou
nty,
to s
eek
natio
nal r
ecog
-ni
tion.
He
cont
inue
d to
enc
oura
ge h
er a
nd to
tell
her
wha
t aw
onde
rful
job
she
and
her
staf
f w
ere
doin
g. H
e sa
id th
ey w
ere
alre
ady
a bl
ue r
ibbo
n sc
hool
, and
it w
ould
sim
ply
be a
mat
ter
of h
er d
ocum
entin
g it.
So, o
ne d
ay s
he a
nd h
er te
ache
rs d
e-ci
ded
to s
ubm
it th
eir
appl
icat
ion
to th
e st
ate.
The
y w
ere
then
visi
ted
by s
ite r
evie
wer
s an
d w
ere
awar
ded
stat
e bl
ue r
ibbo
nst
atus
. The
sta
te f
orw
arde
d th
eir
appl
icat
ion
to th
e na
tiona
lD
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n fo
r co
nsid
erat
ion
for
natio
nal b
lue
ribb
on s
choo
l sta
tus.
Dor
othy
sai
d sh
e ne
ver
doub
ted
they
wou
ld w
in a
nd, i
n fa
ct, h
ad a
rran
ged
with
the
loca
l piz
za p
ar-
lor
to th
row
a p
arty
for
them
whe
n th
ey w
on. S
o w
hen
they
won
, she
cal
led
them
up
and
said
it w
as ti
me
to b
ring
the
pizz
a.T
hey
did.
Dor
othy
was
bor
n in
nei
ghbo
ring
Cal
houn
Cou
nty
and
mov
ed to
Gilm
er C
ount
y w
hen
she
was
six
and
has
rem
aine
dth
ere.
She
has
bee
n in
the
educ
atio
n sy
stem
for
18
year
s te
ach-
ing
read
ing,
art
, soc
ial s
tudi
es, a
nd th
e fo
urth
gra
de, a
nd s
even
year
s ag
o sh
e be
cam
e th
e pr
inci
pal o
f T
roy
Ele
men
tary
.D
orot
hy b
elie
ves
that
the
two
mos
t im
port
ant i
ngre
dien
tsto
ach
ieve
exc
elle
nce
in th
e sc
hool
s ar
e (1
) an
eff
ectiv
e pa
rent
Indi
cato
rsH
undr
ed H
igh
Sher
man
Jun
ior
Hig
hT
roy
Ele
men
tary
Stud
ent p
opul
atio
n16
921
416
1
Ave
rage
cla
ss s
ize
18.6
20.6
19
Perc
ent o
f st
uden
ts w
ho a
ttend
reg
ular
ly95
%92
.7%
95.1
%
Chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed f
or f
ree
and
redu
ced
mea
ls58
%65
%79
%
Ave
rage
teac
her/
adm
inis
trat
or e
xper
ienc
e18
.9 y
ears
10.5
yea
rs11
.6 y
ears
Pupi
l/Tea
cher
rat
io13
.5 to
113
.5 to
118
.9 to
1
Sou
rce:
Wes
t Virg
inia
Rep
ort C
ards
199
5-96
,W
est
Virg
inia
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Ove
rvie
w c
ontin
ued
invo
lvem
ent p
rogr
am a
nd (
2) a
n ef
fect
ive
mot
ivat
ion/
rec-
ogni
tion
prog
ram
for
stu
dent
s. S
he b
elie
ves
thes
e tw
oin
gred
ient
s ar
e im
port
ant n
o m
atte
r th
e in
com
e le
vel o
fth
e st
uden
ts.
SHE
RM
AN
JU
NIO
R H
IGH
SC
HO
OL
Sher
man
Jun
ior
Hig
h Sc
hool
is lo
cate
d in
Set
h,B
oone
Cou
nty,
in p
art o
f th
e co
al f
ield
s of
sou
ther
n W
est
Vir
gini
a. O
ver
the
last
13
year
s, th
ere
has
been
alm
ost a
50 p
erce
nt d
rop
in th
e nu
mbe
r of
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
stri
es.
In a
tim
e go
ne b
y, m
ost j
obs
wer
e in
coa
l. T
here
are
stil
lso
me
jobs
in c
oal a
nd lu
mbe
ring
, but
Boo
ne C
ount
y ha
sdo
uble
-dig
it un
empl
oym
ent.
Acc
ordi
ng to
the
prin
cipa
l,pr
obab
ly th
e bi
gges
t em
ploy
er is
the
Boa
rd o
f E
duca
-tio
n.In
som
e w
ays,
She
rman
Jun
ior
Hig
h is
like
a m
i-ra
ge. A
s I
ente
red
the
scho
ol, I
was
blin
ded
by th
e gl
oss
of w
ax c
over
ing
the
floo
rs, t
he b
righ
t col
ors
of th
e lo
ck-
ers
and
the
clea
nlin
ess
of th
e pl
ace.
The
chi
ldre
n's
lock
-er
s w
ere
all u
nifo
rmly
pai
nted
one
col
or a
nd w
ere
unsc
ratc
hed.
Eve
ry p
art o
f th
e bu
ildin
g sm
elle
d lik
e I
rem
embe
red
whe
n m
y m
othe
r fi
xed
my
favo
rite
mea
lw
hen
I w
as a
chi
ld. T
he c
hild
ren
wer
e sm
iling
, cou
rte-
ous
and
wel
l beh
aved
. The
re w
ere
clea
r ro
utin
es to
go
from
one
cla
ss to
ano
ther
and
to le
ave
the
gym
nasi
um to
retu
rn to
cla
ss.
All
of th
ese
rout
ines
wer
e de
sign
ed to
prov
ide
a se
nse
of o
rder
and
com
fort
to s
tude
nts
who
may
not
hav
e th
at in
thei
r ow
n pe
rson
al li
ves.
The
pri
ncip
al is
Joh
n H
udso
n, w
ho is
in h
is f
ifth
year
as
prin
cipa
l at S
herm
an J
unio
r H
igh.
Whe
n he
ar-
rive
d at
the
scho
ol, S
herm
an h
ad a
rep
utat
ion
of b
eing
fille
d w
ith r
owdy
stu
dent
s w
ho w
ere
disr
espe
ctfu
l of
staf
fan
d w
ho d
id n
ot a
chie
ve e
ither
ath
letic
ally
or
acad
emi-
cally
. Whe
n Sh
erm
an J
unio
r H
igh
stud
ents
sho
wed
up
in o
ther
tow
ns f
or e
ither
ath
letic
or
acad
emic
com
peti-
tions
, peo
ple
wou
ld s
ee th
em a
nd s
ay, "
Oh,
She
rman
,w
e do
n't n
eed
to w
orry
abo
ut th
em."
Acc
ordi
ng to
Mr.
Hud
son,
aft
er a
fiv
e-ye
ar b
uild
ing
prog
ram
with
stu
dent
san
d st
aff,
the
scho
ol h
as b
een
tran
sfor
med
into
a c
lean
,st
ruct
ured
, car
ing
plac
e w
here
70
perc
ent o
f th
e st
uden
ts
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
18
scor
e ab
ove
the
50th
per
cent
ile a
nd w
here
the
CT
BS
scor
esar
e th
e hi
ghes
t in
the
coun
ty. I
n ad
ditio
n, n
ow w
hen
Sher
man
Juni
or H
igh
stud
ents
sho
w u
p at
a s
pelli
ng b
ee o
r a
mat
h co
n-te
st, p
eopl
e ta
ke a
sec
ond
look
. She
rman
Jun
ior
Hig
h is
not
am
irag
e.It
is r
eal.
Acc
ordi
ng to
the
prin
cipa
l, th
e sc
hool
has
ach
ieve
d th
roug
hfi
ve th
ings
: (1)
str
ong
lead
ersh
ip in
inst
ruct
ion,
(2)
a p
ositi
vesc
hool
clim
ate
that
is c
lean
and
dem
onst
rate
s ca
ring
for
chi
l-dr
en, (
3) h
igh
expe
ctat
ions
for
the
stud
ents
and
sta
ff, (
4) a
stro
ng e
mph
asis
on
acad
emic
s, a
nd (
5) f
requ
ent m
onito
ring
.Jo
hn H
udso
n is
the
son
of a
coa
l min
er, h
is m
othe
r w
as a
nel
emen
tary
sch
ool p
rinc
ipal
, and
bot
h of
his
par
ents
taug
ht h
imth
e va
lue
of e
duca
tion.
Bef
ore
beco
min
g pr
inci
pal a
t She
rman
,he
did
som
e te
achi
ng a
nd w
as a
pri
ncip
al a
t oth
er e
lem
enta
rysc
hool
s.
HU
ND
RE
D H
IGH
SC
HO
OL
Hun
dred
Hig
h is
loca
ted
at th
e in
ters
ectio
n of
Sta
te R
oute
s7
and
250
in H
undr
ed, W
etze
l Cou
nty.
Rou
te 7
is a
ver
y ro
ugh,
two-
lane
mou
ntai
nous
roa
d th
at f
ollo
ws
a cr
eek.
Fro
m ti
me-
to-t
ime,
I w
ould
see
a s
win
ging
bri
dge
over
the
cree
k an
d w
ould
won
der
if th
at w
as th
e on
ly w
ay s
ome
child
ren
get t
o th
eir
hom
es. T
here
is a
fee
ling
of s
olid
ness
at H
undr
ed H
igh.
The
build
ing
is w
ell-
cons
truc
ted,
cle
an, b
righ
tly p
aint
ed, a
nd ta
ste-
fully
dec
orat
ed. T
hing
s sp
arkl
e w
ith c
lean
lines
s. T
his
scho
olha
s a
long
trad
ition
of
stro
ng p
aren
t inv
olve
men
t and
, in
fact
,th
e pa
rent
s pa
ssed
the
bond
to b
uild
the
scho
ol. M
r. S
hriv
er,
the
prin
cipa
l, gr
ew u
p in
Wet
zel C
ount
y. H
e ha
s st
ayed
in th
ear
ea a
nd h
as b
een
in th
e ed
ucat
ion
syst
em f
or 2
8 ye
ars;
25
ofth
ose
year
s ha
ve b
een
at H
undr
ed H
igh,
pri
mar
ily a
s th
e pr
in-
cipa
l. W
ith h
is te
nure
, he
has
seen
two
gene
ratio
ns o
f ch
ildre
nco
me
and
go, a
nd th
is g
ives
him
the
grea
t adv
anta
ge o
f kn
ow-
ing
the
child
ren
and
thei
r fa
mili
es.
In f
act,
Mr.
Shr
iver
say
sH
undr
ed H
igh
is a
pla
ce th
at is
alm
ost e
xtin
ct.
It is
a s
mal
lsc
hool
with
169
stu
dent
s w
ith a
n av
erag
e gr
adua
ting
clas
s of
abou
t 35.
In th
e ca
fete
ria,
ther
e w
as a
bul
letin
boa
rd m
ade
by th
ear
t tea
cher
with
hol
iday
sym
bols
cut
out
of
cons
truc
tion
pape
r.E
ach
holid
ay s
ymbo
l had
the
nam
e of
a s
tude
nt, a
nd th
e en
tire
bulle
tin b
oard
had
eve
ryon
e's
nam
e. T
he te
ache
r m
ade
the
seni
or c
lass
stu
dent
s th
e st
ars
and
put t
hem
at t
he to
p. C
andy
cane
s w
ere
for
anot
her
clas
s an
d sn
owfl
akes
for
ano
ther
.I
aske
d th
e pr
inci
pal h
ow lo
ng th
is b
ulle
tin b
oard
had
bee
n up
,an
d he
sai
d, "
Oh,
for
sev
eral
wee
ks."
I w
as a
maz
ed th
at n
ot a
sing
le n
ame
had
been
take
n no
r ha
d it
been
dis
turb
ed in
any
way
. Nex
t to
the
bulle
tin b
oard
was
a h
uge
juke
box
. May
beth
at is
the
reas
on n
obod
y bo
ther
ed th
e bu
lletin
boa
rd.
Mr.
Shr
iver
bel
ieve
s th
at th
e m
ost i
mpo
rtan
t thi
ngs
to d
oto
str
engt
hen
scho
ols
incl
ude
(1)
build
ing
stud
ent s
elf-
este
em,
(2)
havi
ng h
igh
expe
ctat
ions
of
the
stud
ents
and
exp
ectin
g th
emto
ach
ieve
, and
(3)
pro
vidi
ng a
s m
any
oppo
rtun
ities
as
pos-
sibl
e to
invo
lve
the
stud
ents
in e
xtra
curr
icul
ar a
ctiv
ities
and
tovi
sit o
ther
pro
gram
s so
the
child
ren
can
be e
xpos
ed to
mor
e of
the
wor
ld.
SUM
MA
RY
The
mos
t obv
ious
com
mon
aliti
es a
mon
g th
ese
natio
nal
blue
rib
bon
scho
ols
are
(1)
stru
ctur
e, (
2) c
lean
lines
s, (
3) a
nin
vitin
g at
mos
pher
e th
roug
h de
cora
tion,
col
or a
nd h
ouse
keep
-in
g, (
4) c
arin
g st
aff
who
bel
ieve
hig
h ex
pect
atio
ns, c
arin
g an
dbu
ildin
g pr
ide
are
the
keys
to s
tude
nt a
chie
vem
ent,
(5)
havi
nga
vari
ety
of p
rogr
ams
whi
ch f
ocus
on
prid
e, a
chie
vem
ent a
ndse
lf-e
stee
m, a
nd (
6) o
rder
.T
he p
rinc
ipal
s ha
d se
vera
l ide
as a
bout
how
thei
r ac
hiev
e-m
ents
cou
ld b
e re
plic
ated
in o
ther
sch
ools
and
dis
tric
ts s
erv-
ing
high
con
cent
ratio
ns o
f po
or c
hild
ren.
The
se w
ere
thei
rre
com
men
datio
ns:
1.E
ncou
rage
the
exch
ange
of
info
rmat
ion
betw
een
prin
cipa
ls a
nd te
ache
rs th
roug
hout
the
stat
e;2.
Sele
ct p
rinc
ipal
s w
ho w
ant t
o he
lp c
hild
ren
and
who
are
able
to th
ink
crea
tivel
y an
d to
take
ris
ks;
3.E
ncou
rage
teac
hers
and
pri
ncip
als
to v
isit
othe
r hi
gh-
achi
evin
g sc
hool
s fo
r id
eas
and
insp
irat
ion;
4.M
ake
sure
the
prin
cipa
l has
a v
isio
n an
d is
com
mitt
ed to
hig
h pe
rfor
man
ce; a
nd5.
Prom
ote
conf
eren
ces
whe
re te
ache
rs a
nd p
rinc
ipal
sca
n in
tera
ct a
nd s
hare
pro
gram
s an
d ex
peri
ence
s.
Mar
gie
Hal
eE
xecu
tive
Dir
ecto
r
Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T F
und
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Pag
e 7
19
Edu
catio
n an
d C
hild
ren
in P
over
tySc
hool
Atte
ndan
ceD
ropo
ut R
ate
Gra
duat
ion
Rat
e
Sta
te P
erce
nt =
92.
2%S
tate
Per
cent
= 1
6.2%
27.3
0% -
- 19
.98%
n 19
.97%
--
16.2
1%
Sta
te P
erce
nt =
94.
6%
83.9
3% -
- 90
.26%
87.6
0% -
- 90
.00%
r---
1 A
t or
Abo
ve 9
0.01
%
90.2
7% -
- 94
.58%
1-1
At o
r ab
ove
94.5
9%A
t or
belo
w 1
6.20
%
Per
cent
of S
tude
nts
Atte
ndin
g S
choo
lT
he p
erce
nt o
f stu
dent
atte
ndan
ce is
the
perc
enta
ge o
f
scho
ol d
ays
atte
nded
by
all s
tude
nts
in s
choo
ls w
ith a
term
inal
gra
de. T
he p
erce
nt o
f all
enro
lled
stud
ents
atte
ndin
gsc
hool
is r
equi
red
by th
e B
oard
of E
duca
tion
to b
e at
or
abov
e
90 p
erce
nt. A
ll bu
t fou
r W
est V
irgin
ia c
ount
ies
mee
t and
/or
exce
ed th
e st
anda
rd. T
he fo
ur c
ount
ies
that
do
not m
eet t
hest
anda
rd h
ave
atte
ndan
ce r
ates
onl
y sl
ight
ly lo
wer
than
wha
t
is r
equi
red.
The
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n w
ill r
equi
re b
y th
e ye
ar
2000
an
atte
ndan
ce o
f 93
perc
ent. 20
Pag
e 8
Per
cent
age
of H
igh
Sch
ool D
ropo
uts
The
per
cent
of d
ropo
uts
is th
e pe
rcen
tage
of s
tude
nts
in
grad
es s
even
thro
ugh
12 w
ho le
ave
a pu
blic
sch
ool b
efor
egr
adua
tion
with
out t
rans
ferr
ing
to a
noth
er s
choo
l. T
hepe
rcen
t of s
tude
nts
drop
ping
out
of h
igh
scho
ol in
199
4 is
16.2
. Thi
s is
an
incr
ease
from
last
yea
r's d
ropo
ut r
ate
of 1
5.7
perc
ent.
The
sha
ded
area
s sh
ow th
ose
coun
ties
with
adr
opou
t rat
e w
orse
than
the
stat
e av
erag
e. T
he B
oard
of
Edu
catio
n's
new
pol
icy
will
req
uire
a d
ropo
ut r
ate
of 6
per
cent
in tw
o of
the
mos
t rec
ent t
hree
yea
rs. W
ith th
e ch
ange
in h
ow
the
drop
out r
ate
will
be
com
pute
d, th
e ne
w r
ate,
6 p
erce
nt,
will
be
com
para
ble
to th
e cu
rren
t rat
e of
16.
2 pe
rcen
t.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Per
cent
of H
igh
Sch
ool G
radu
ates
The
per
cent
of h
igh
scho
ol g
radu
ates
is th
e pe
rcen
tage
of e
nrol
led
12th
gra
de s
tude
nts
who
gra
duat
e fr
om h
igh
scho
ol. T
he p
erce
nt o
f hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
es is
cal
cula
ted
bylo
okin
g at
the
num
ber
of n
inth
gra
ders
who
rem
ain
in s
choo
l
and
grad
uate
.It
is n
ot a
djus
ted
for
mig
ratio
n as
the
Sta
te
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n's
rate
is; t
here
fore
, it i
s no
t the
sam
e. H
owev
er, b
y th
e ye
ar 2
000,
the
stat
e w
ill b
egin
to u
seth
is m
easu
re a
nd w
ill r
equi
re th
e gr
adua
tion
rate
to b
e at
or
abov
e 90
per
cent
.
21T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Edu
catio
n an
d C
hild
ren
in P
over
tyPu
pil/T
each
er R
atio
Sta
te R
ate
= 1
6.7
RE
19.
19 -
- 17
.87
ri17
.86
-- 1
6.68
At o
r be
low
16.
67
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
The
pup
il to
teac
her
ratio
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
pup
ils p
er
teac
her
for
scho
ols
with
a te
rmin
al g
rade
. The
Wes
t Virg
inia
Sta
te L
egis
latu
re r
equi
res
a pu
pil t
o te
ache
r ra
tio fo
r el
emen
-ta
ry s
choo
ls o
f 25
to 1
. The
sta
te m
ap a
bove
rev
eals
that
ever
y co
unty
exc
eeds
this
sta
ndar
d al
thou
gh c
ount
y av
erag
es
can
mas
k so
me
indi
vidu
al s
choo
ls o
r cl
assr
oom
s th
at m
ay n
ot
mee
t thi
s st
anda
rd. E
xem
ptio
ns a
re p
ossi
ble
for
indi
vidu
al
scho
ols
and
clas
sroo
ms
that
exc
eed
the
stan
dard
. No
exce
ptio
ns a
re a
llow
ed fo
r th
e fir
st th
roug
h th
ird g
rade
s.S
ince
dat
a is
not
ava
ilabl
e fo
r in
divi
dual
cla
ssro
oms,
this
rat
io
incl
udes
all
prof
essi
onal
inst
ruct
iona
l sta
ff, in
clud
ing
coun
se-
lors
and
spe
ech
ther
apis
ts.
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n22
Tea
cher
/Adm
inis
trat
or E
xper
ienc
eE
duca
tion
Lev
el o
f M
othe
rs
Sta
te R
ate
= 1
6.7
12.8
2 --
14.
78
14.7
9 --
16.
73
At o
r ab
ove
16.7
4
Tea
cher
/Adm
inis
trat
or E
xper
ienc
eT
he te
ache
r an
d ad
min
istr
ator
exp
erie
nce
is th
e av
erag
enu
mbe
r of
yea
rs o
f exp
erie
nce
for
teac
hers
and
adm
inis
tra-
tors
in s
choo
ls w
ith a
term
inal
gra
de. T
he le
ngth
of t
each
er
and
adm
inis
trat
or e
xper
ienc
e w
as a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith s
ome
high
-ac
hiev
ing
scho
ols
in th
e W
est V
irgin
ia E
duca
tion
Fun
d
publ
icat
ion,
Ach
ievi
ng D
espi
te A
dver
sity
. The
hig
h-ac
hiev
ing
scho
ols
the
Edu
catio
n F
und
stud
ied
wer
e m
uch
mor
e lik
ely
to
have
a h
ighe
r av
erag
e nu
mbe
r of
yea
rs o
f sta
ff ex
perie
nce.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Sta
te A
vera
ge =
23.
6%
49.3
0% -
- 31
.09%
31.0
8% -
- 23
.61%
At o
r be
low
23.
60%
Per
cent
Birt
hs T
o M
othe
rs W
ith L
ess
Tha
nA
12t
h G
rade
Edu
catio
nT
he p
erce
nt o
f birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
repr
esen
ts th
e pe
rcen
tage
of a
ll bi
rths
tom
othe
rs w
ho h
ave
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion.
Am
othe
r's e
duca
tiona
l lev
el is
one
of t
he b
est p
redi
ctor
s of
a
child
's a
cade
mic
ach
ieve
men
t. T
he s
tate
has
mad
e pr
ogre
ssov
er th
e ye
ars
in in
crea
sing
the
educ
atio
nal l
evel
of m
othe
rs,
but m
ore
prog
ress
nee
ds to
be
mad
e.
23P
age
9
Edu
catio
n an
d C
hild
ren
in P
over
tySc
hool
Mea
l Ser
vice
sE
mpl
oym
ent t
o Po
pula
tion
Rat
ioU
nem
ploy
men
t
CI
Sta
te P
erce
nt =
46.
7%
79.9
0% -
62.
77%
62.7
6% -
46.
71%
At o
r be
low
46.
70%
Per
cent
Chi
ldre
n A
ppro
ved
for
Fre
e or
Red
uced
Sch
ool M
eals
(G
rade
s K
- 1
2)T
his
is th
e pe
rcen
t of a
ll en
rolle
d ch
ildre
n in
gra
des
kind
erga
rten
thro
ugh
12 w
ho a
pplie
d an
d w
ere
appr
oved
for
free
or
redu
ced
pric
ed s
choo
l mea
ls. T
his
mea
sure
ispr
ovid
ed to
giv
e th
e re
ader
an
idea
of w
hich
cou
ntie
s ha
ve
high
con
cent
ratio
ns o
f low
-inco
me
child
ren.
The
U. S
.
Cen
sus
does
not
pro
vide
an
annu
al c
ount
y-by
-cou
nty
figur
eon
the
perc
ent o
f chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
, so
KID
S C
OU
NT
use
sth
is m
easu
re a
s a
subs
titut
e. T
he d
epth
of t
he p
oor
and
near
poor
thro
ugho
ut th
e st
ate
is e
xtra
ordi
nary
.If
we
are
to
emba
rk u
pon
a pr
ogra
m to
impr
ove
scho
ols
in d
istr
icts
with
high
con
cent
ratio
ns o
f pov
erty
, we
coul
d be
gin
with
thos
e
scho
ols
that
hav
e be
twee
n 62
and
79
perc
ent o
f its
pop
ulat
ion
rece
ivin
g fr
ee a
nd r
educ
ed-p
riced
mea
ls.
Pag
e 10
24
Sta
te P
erce
nt =
50.
0%
29.3
% -
- 40
.4%
n 40
.5%
--
50.0
%
At o
r ab
ove
50.0
%
Em
ploy
men
t to
Pop
ulat
ion
Rat
ioT
he e
mpl
oym
ent t
o po
pula
tion
ratio
is th
e po
pula
tion
16
year
s ol
d an
d ol
der
divi
ded
by th
e em
ploy
ed. T
he r
esul
tant
num
ber
prov
ides
the
perc
ent o
f adu
lts o
ver
16 w
ho a
re
empl
oyed
. The
Wes
t Virg
inia
em
ploy
men
t to
popu
latio
n ra
tiois
50.
Thi
s ra
tio is
the
low
est i
n th
e na
tion.
The
nat
iona
lav
erag
e is
62.
9. T
his
part
icul
ar in
dica
tor
was
cho
sen
to g
ive
a se
nse
of e
mpl
oym
ent v
aria
tions
with
in th
e st
ate.
The
empl
oym
ent t
o po
pula
tion
ratio
is a
ver
y te
lling
sta
tistic
beca
use
it sa
ys m
ore
clea
rly th
an a
ny o
ther
mea
sure
that
Wes
t Virg
inia
's e
cono
mic
pro
blem
is th
e la
ck o
f job
s,
part
icul
arly
in th
e ru
ral c
ount
ies.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Sta
te P
erce
nt =
8.9
%
EM
21.
20%
--
13.9
6%
n 13
.95%
--
8.91
%
At o
r be
low
8.9
0%
Une
mpl
oym
ent R
ate
The
une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
peo
ple
who
are
activ
ely
look
ing
for
wor
k bu
t are
une
mpl
oyed
as
a pe
rcen
tage
of th
e ci
vilia
n la
bor
forc
e. T
he s
tate
's u
nem
ploy
men
t rat
e is
8.9
perc
ent.
Nin
etee
n of
the
stat
e's
coun
ties
have
an
unem
ploy
men
t rat
e be
low
the
stat
e pe
rcen
t. W
ith th
e
exce
ptio
n of
the
Pot
omac
Hig
hlan
ds a
rea,
the
grea
test
unem
ploy
men
t app
ears
in r
ural
are
as. (
Wes
t Virg
inia
Eco
nom
ic S
umm
ary,
Aug
ust 1
996,
"T
he T
wo
Wes
tV
irgin
ias,
" M
errif
ield
.) O
nly
45.2
per
cent
of t
he p
erso
ns 1
6
year
s of
age
and
ove
r in
Wes
t Virg
inia
's r
ural
cou
ntie
s w
ere
empl
oyed
in 1
995.
In th
e st
ate'
s ur
ban
coun
ties,
55.
6 pe
rcen
t
of th
is 1
6 pl
us p
opul
atio
n ha
d jo
bs.
25T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Sta
tus
Of C
hild
ren
By
Indi
cato
r
PER
CE
NT
LO
W B
IRT
H-W
EIG
HT
BA
BIE
S
Low
bir
th-w
eigh
t bab
ies
are
thos
e ba
bies
wei
gh-
ing
less
than
2,5
00 g
ram
s, o
r 5.
5 po
unds
, at b
irth
. Low
birt
h w
eigh
t is
asso
ciat
ed w
ith im
med
iate
and
fut
ure
risk
s to
a n
ewbo
rn in
fant
. Low
bir
th-w
eigh
t bab
ies
are
40 ti
mes
mor
e lik
ely
to d
ie d
urin
g th
e fi
rst m
onth
of li
fe th
an n
orm
al w
eigh
t bab
ies.
Inf
ants
of
low
bir
thw
eigh
t acc
ount
for
app
roxi
mat
ely
60 p
erce
nt o
f al
lin
fant
dea
ths
duri
ng th
e fi
rst y
ear
of li
fe.
Surv
ivin
glo
w b
irth
-wei
ght i
nfan
ts, p
artic
ular
ly th
ose
of v
ery
low
birt
h w
eigh
t, ar
e ab
out t
hree
tim
es m
ore
likel
y to
ex-
peri
ence
sev
ere
heal
th p
robl
ems.
The
se p
robl
ems
are
cost
ly f
or c
hild
ren,
thei
r fa
mili
es, a
nd o
ur h
ealth
and
educ
atio
n pr
ogra
ms.
One
out
of
13.7
bab
ies
in W
est V
irgi
nia
is b
orn
a lo
w b
irth
-wei
ght b
aby.
The
re w
ere
1,59
0 lo
wbi
rth-
wei
ght b
abie
s bo
rn in
Wes
t Vir
gini
a in
199
4an
d 1,
985
born
in 1
980.
The
per
cent
of
all W
est
Vir
gini
a bi
rths
in 1
994
that
wer
e cl
assi
fied
as
low
birt
h w
eigh
t was
7.3
per
cent
, an
8.1
perc
ent i
ncre
ase
over
the
1980
rat
e of
6.8
per
cent
. The
nat
iona
l per
-ce
nt o
f lo
w b
irth
-wei
ght b
abie
s in
199
4 w
as 7
.3 p
er-
cent
, the
sam
e as
the
stat
e pe
rcen
t.B
abie
s m
ost l
ikel
y to
be
at r
isk
for
low
bir
thw
eigh
t are
thos
e bo
rn to
teen
s, s
ingl
e or
low
-inc
ome
mot
hers
and
als
o th
ose
less
like
ly to
rec
eive
ear
ly q
ual-
ity p
rena
tal c
are.
Red
ucin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
low
bir
th-
wei
ght b
abie
s w
ill o
ccur
if w
e ar
e ab
le to
red
uce
the
num
ber
of te
ens
and
sing
le lo
w-i
ncom
e m
othe
rs h
av-
ing
babi
es a
nd to
red
uce
the
num
ber
of m
othe
rs w
hosm
oke
and
have
poo
r nu
triti
on o
r co
nsum
e dr
ugs
and
alco
hol.
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n26
INFA
NT
MO
RT
AL
ITY
RA
TE
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irth
s)
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
refe
rs to
all
deat
hs th
at o
ccur
toin
fant
s un
der
one
year
of
age.
The
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
is r
egar
ded
as a
bas
ic q
ualit
y of
life
indi
cato
r fo
r a
com
mun
ity. I
t ref
lect
s th
e he
alth
of
both
the
preg
nant
wom
an a
nd th
e in
fant
; it a
lso
refl
ects
the
cond
ition
inw
hich
a c
hild
live
s du
ring
his
fir
st y
ear
of li
fe a
nd th
epa
rent
ing
the
child
rec
eive
s.O
ver
the
last
14
year
s, th
e nu
mbe
r of
bab
ies
dy-
ing
befo
re th
eir
firs
t bir
thda
y de
crea
sed.
In
1980
, the
num
ber
of in
fant
dea
ths
in W
est V
irgi
nia
was
422
;th
is n
umbe
r dr
oppe
d to
186
in 1
994.
Wes
t Vir
gini
a's
1980
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
of
14.4
dec
reas
ed to
8.4
by 1
994,
a d
ecre
ase
of 4
1.5
perc
ent.
In 1
994,
one
out o
f 11
8.8
infa
nts
born
in W
est V
irgi
nia
died
be-
fore
his
/her
fir
st b
irth
day.
The
199
4 na
tiona
l inf
ant
mor
talit
y ra
te o
f 8.
0 w
as lo
wer
than
the
1994
Wes
tV
irgi
nia
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
.T
he in
fant
mor
talit
y ra
te w
as m
uch
high
er f
orA
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s th
an it
was
for
whi
tes
in b
oth
1980
and
1994
.In
198
0, th
e A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rat
e w
as25
.0, a
nd th
e w
hite
rat
e w
as 1
4.0;
in 1
994,
the
Afr
i-ca
n-A
mer
ican
rat
e w
as 1
5.0,
and
the
whi
te r
ate
was
8.2.
Bet
wee
n 19
80 a
nd 1
994,
the
whi
te r
ate
decr
ease
dby
41.
7 pe
rcen
t, an
d th
e A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rat
e de
-cr
ease
d by
40.
1 pe
rcen
t. T
he d
iffe
renc
e be
twee
n th
ew
hite
and
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an r
ates
has
rem
aine
d re
la-
tivel
y co
nsta
nt.
In 1
980,
the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an r
ate
was
78.
6 pe
rcen
t hig
her
than
the
whi
te r
ate,
and
in19
94, t
he A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rat
e w
as 8
2.9
perc
ent
high
er th
an th
e w
hite
rat
e.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Wes
t Vir
gini
a ha
s m
ade
cons
iste
nt p
rogr
ess
over
the
deca
de in
red
ucin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
bab
ies
who
die
befo
re th
eir
firs
t bir
thda
y. T
he p
rogr
ess
is th
e re
sult
of b
oth
med
ical
tech
nolo
gy a
nd im
prov
ed a
cces
s to
heal
th c
are.
Med
ical
tech
nolo
gy h
as c
ontr
ibut
ed to
the
incr
ease
d su
rviv
al r
ates
of
low
bir
th-w
eigh
t ba-
bies
who
oth
erw
ise
wou
ld h
ave
died
. Im
prov
ed a
c-ce
ss to
hea
lth c
are
has
cont
ribu
ted
to im
prov
e in
fant
mor
talit
y ra
tes.
Pro
gram
s fo
r th
e po
or, s
uch
as M
ed-
icai
d, R
ight
Fro
m T
he S
tart
, WIC
, and
Ear
ly a
nd P
eri-
odic
Scr
eeni
ng, D
iagn
osis
& T
reat
men
t, ha
ve m
ade
heal
th c
are
acce
ss p
ossi
ble.
All
of th
ese
prog
ram
s ar
ein
jeop
ardy
bec
ause
of
fede
ral f
undi
ng c
utba
cks.
CH
ILD
DE
AT
H R
AT
E(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)
The
chi
ld d
eath
rat
e is
the
num
ber
of d
eath
s fr
omal
l cau
ses
of c
hild
ren
betw
een
the
ages
of
one
and
14pe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n of
the
sam
e ag
e. T
he c
hild
dea
thra
te te
lls u
s ab
out t
he r
isks
to c
hild
ren
and
how
muc
hof
this
ris
k ha
s re
sulte
d in
dea
th. R
isks
incl
ude
heal
thpr
oble
ms,
exp
osur
e to
haz
ardo
us c
ondi
tions
, pre
vent
-ab
le in
juri
es, a
ccid
ents
and
chi
ld a
buse
and
neg
lect
.T
here
wer
e 92
chi
ld d
eath
s in
Wes
t Vir
gini
ain
199
4; o
ne o
ut o
f 3,
736.
7 ch
ildre
n di
ed b
efor
e th
eir
14th
bir
thda
y. T
he c
hild
dea
th r
ate
in 1
994
was
26.8
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n. T
his
was
a 3
6.1
perc
ent
impr
ovem
ent o
ver
the
1980
chi
ld d
eath
rat
e of
41.
9;th
ere
wer
e 17
8 ch
ild d
eath
s in
198
0. T
he 1
994
na-
tiona
l chi
ld d
eath
rat
e of
30.
3 w
as h
ighe
r th
an th
e 19
94W
est V
irgi
nia
child
dea
th r
ate
of 2
6.8.
The
198
0 A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
dea
th r
ate
was
32.
1pe
rcen
t hig
her
than
the
whi
te c
hild
dea
th r
ate.
Cur
-
27P
age
11
Sta
tus
Of C
hild
ren
By
Indi
cato
r, c
ontin
ued
rent
ly, t
he c
hild
dea
th r
ate
for
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
ans
is21
.1 p
erce
nt h
ighe
r th
an th
e w
hite
chi
ld d
eath
rat
e. I
n19
80, t
he A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rat
e w
as 5
1.4,
and
the
whi
te r
ate
was
38.
9.In
199
4, th
e A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rate
was
37.
9, a
nd th
e w
hite
rat
e w
as 2
6.6.
Ove
rall,
the
whi
te c
hild
dea
th r
ate
decr
ease
d by
31.
7 pe
rcen
tov
er th
e 14
-yea
r pe
riod
, and
the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an r
ate
decr
ease
d by
26.
3 pe
rcen
t.
PER
CE
NT
CH
ILD
RE
N A
PPR
OV
ED
FO
R F
RE
EA
ND
RE
DU
CE
D S
CH
OO
L M
EA
LS
(Gra
des
K-1
2)
The
per
cent
of
child
ren
appr
oved
for
fre
e an
dre
duce
d m
eals
pro
vide
s sc
hool
mea
ls to
chi
ldre
n ba
sed
on f
amily
inco
me.
Fre
e m
eals
are
pro
vide
d at
130
perc
ent o
f po
vert
y, a
nd r
educ
ed-p
rice
d m
eals
are
pro
-vi
ded
whe
n th
e fa
mily
's in
com
e is
bet
wee
n 13
0 an
d18
5 pe
rcen
t of
pove
rty.
Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
Tus
es th
is p
rogr
am a
s a
core
indi
cato
r as
a m
easu
re o
fth
e pe
rcen
tage
of
"nee
dy"
child
ren
in e
ach
coun
ty. I
tis
est
imat
ed th
at a
ppro
xim
atel
y 17
per
cent
of
the
eli-
gibl
e do
not
app
ly f
or th
is p
rogr
am, s
o w
e be
lieve
the
perc
enta
ges
prov
ided
und
erco
unt t
he n
umbe
r of
nee
dych
ildre
n. In 1
995,
145
,454
app
licat
ions
of
scho
ol c
hil-
dren
in W
est V
irgi
nia
wer
e ap
prov
ed f
or f
ree
orre
duce
d-pr
iced
sch
ool m
eals
. Thi
s re
pres
ents
46.
7pe
rcen
t of
all s
choo
l chi
ldre
n in
kin
derg
arte
nth
roug
h 12
th g
rade
. In
1995
, one
out
of
2.1
chil-
dren
rec
eive
d fr
ee a
nd r
educ
ed s
choo
l mea
ls.
The
cou
nty
serv
ing
the
few
est c
hild
ren
was
Han
cock
at 2
9.8
perc
ent.
The
cou
nty
serv
ing
the
high
-es
t num
ber
of c
hild
ren
was
McD
owel
l at 7
9.9
perc
ent.
28
CH
ILD
AB
USE
/NE
GL
EC
T R
AT
E(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
Chi
ldre
n w
ho a
re v
ictim
s of
chi
ld a
buse
and
ne-
glec
t may
suf
fer
last
ing
phys
ical
and
em
otio
nal p
rob-
Idri
s.W
hile
not
con
clus
ive,
abu
sed
and
negl
ecte
dch
ildre
n ar
e m
ore
likel
y to
bec
ome
child
abu
sers
them
-se
lves
and
hav
e an
incr
ease
d ch
ance
of
beco
min
g ru
n-aw
ays
and
juve
nile
del
inqu
ents
. At a
min
imum
, the
yne
ed im
med
iate
trea
tmen
t for
phy
sica
l inj
urie
s an
dem
otio
nal t
raum
as. S
omet
imes
they
nee
d to
be
re-
mov
ed f
rom
thei
r ho
me
for
prot
ectio
n.In
199
4, 1
,643
new
cas
es o
f ch
ild a
buse
and
negl
ect w
ere
repo
rted
and
sub
stan
tiate
d fo
r fu
rthe
rin
vest
igat
ion
by c
hild
abu
se a
utho
ritie
s. I
n 19
94,
one
child
was
abu
sed
or n
egle
cted
for
eve
ry 2
70ch
ildre
n w
ho li
ved
in o
ur s
tate
. The
re w
ere
370
case
s of
chi
ld a
buse
or
negl
ect r
epor
ted
and
sub-
stan
tiate
d fo
r ev
ery
100,
000
of W
est V
irgi
nia'
s ch
il-dr
en. T
his
was
an
incr
ease
ove
r th
e 19
93 r
ate
whi
chw
as 3
14.
The
sta
te d
oes
not h
ave
a sy
stem
whi
ch r
epor
tsan
nual
abu
se a
nd n
egle
ct d
ata.
The
dat
a us
ed h
ere
isth
e ve
ry b
est a
vaila
ble,
but
it d
oes
not r
epre
sent
an
entir
e ye
ar o
f da
ta n
or d
oes
it se
em th
at e
ach
coun
tyha
s re
port
ed (
e.g.
Woo
d an
d W
irt s
how
no
subs
tant
i-at
ed c
ases
). W
e ho
pe n
ext y
ear
ther
e w
ill b
e a
new
syst
em c
apab
le o
f ac
cura
tely
col
lect
ing
abus
e an
d ne
-gl
ect d
ata.
Pag
e 12
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
TE
EN
BIR
TH
RA
TE
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
The
teen
bir
th r
ate
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
live
bir
ths
tofe
mal
e te
ens
ages
15-
19 y
ears
old
per
1,0
00 f
emal
ete
ens
of th
e sa
me
age.
The
teen
bir
th r
ate
incl
udes
all
birt
hs to
bot
h m
arri
ed a
nd u
nmar
ried
teen
age
girl
s.In
199
4, o
ne o
ut o
f 18
.6 f
emal
e te
ens
ages
15-
19 g
ave
birt
h. T
here
wer
e 3,
722
birt
hs to
teen
s in
Wes
t Vir
gini
a in
199
4, a
rat
e of
53.
7 bi
rths
per
1,0
00fe
mal
e te
ens
ages
15-
19. I
n 19
80, t
here
wer
e 5,
921
babi
es b
orn
to te
en m
othe
rs e
qual
ing
a te
en b
irth
rate
of
68.9
. Sin
ce 1
980,
Wes
t Vir
gini
a's
teen
bir
thra
te d
ecre
ased
by
20 p
erce
nt. T
he 1
994
natio
nal t
een
birt
h ra
te w
as 5
8.9,
a r
ate
slig
htly
wor
se th
an W
est
Vir
gini
a's
rate
.T
he c
ount
y w
ith th
e lo
wes
t tee
n bi
rth
rate
in 1
994
was
Mon
onga
lia a
t 20.
9. T
he c
ount
y w
ith th
e hi
ghes
tte
en b
irth
rat
e w
as C
lay
with
a r
ate
of 8
6.9.
Fro
m19
80 th
roug
h 19
94, 4
9 W
est V
irgi
nia
coun
ties
low
-er
ed th
eir
teen
bir
th r
ate.
The
teen
bir
th r
ate
has
de-
clin
ed in
the
past
14
year
s, y
et th
e pe
rcen
t of
all b
irth
sth
at a
re to
teen
s re
mai
ns r
ough
ly th
e sa
me
PER
CE
NT
BIR
TH
S T
O U
NM
AR
RIE
D T
EE
NS
(age
s 10
-19)
Thi
s in
dica
tor
mea
sure
s th
e pe
rcen
t of
all b
irth
sth
at a
re to
teen
s ag
es 1
0-19
who
are
unm
arri
ed a
t the
time
of th
e ba
by's
bir
th.
In 1
994,
10.
4 pe
rcen
t of
all b
irth
s in
Wes
t Vir
-gi
nia
wer
e to
unm
arri
ed te
ens,
whi
ch tr
ansl
ates
into
a ra
tio o
f on
e ou
t of
9.6
birt
hs. T
he p
erce
nt o
f ba
-
29T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Sta
tus
Of C
hild
ren
By
Indi
cato
r, c
ontin
ued
bies
bor
n to
unm
arri
ed te
ens
has
grow
n fr
om 6
per
-ce
nt (
1,7
51 b
irth
s) o
f al
l bir
ths
in 1
980
to 1
0.4
per-
cent
(2,
271
birt
hs)
of a
ll bi
rths
in 1
994.
Thi
s w
as a
75 p
erce
nt in
crea
se o
ver
the
last
14
year
s. N
atio
n-al
ly, t
he p
erce
nt o
f bi
rths
to u
nwed
teen
s w
as 1
0, w
hich
was
bet
ter
than
the
stat
e pe
rcen
t.T
he A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
per
cent
of
birt
hs to
un-
mar
ried
teen
s w
as h
ighe
r th
an th
e w
hite
per
cent
of
birt
hs to
unm
arri
ed te
ens
in b
oth
1980
and
199
4. I
n19
80, 2
3.1
perc
ent o
f al
l bir
ths
wer
e to
Afr
ican
-Am
eri-
can
unm
arri
ed te
ens,
and
the
perc
ent o
f al
l bir
ths
tow
hite
unm
arri
ed te
ens
was
5.3
. In
1994
, the
per
cent
of a
ll bi
rths
to A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
unm
arri
ed te
ens
was
22.9
, and
the
perc
ent o
f al
l bir
ths
to w
hite
unm
arri
edte
ens
was
10.
Bet
wee
n 19
80 a
nd 1
994,
the
whi
te p
er-
cent
incr
ease
d by
88.
7, a
nd th
e bl
ack
perc
ent d
ecre
ased
by 0
.7. T
he d
iffe
renc
e be
twee
n th
e w
hite
and
Afr
i-ca
n-A
mer
ican
per
cent
dec
reas
ed o
ver
the
14 y
ears
. In
1980
, the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an p
erce
nt o
f bi
rths
to u
n-m
arri
ed te
ens
was
335
.8 p
erce
nt g
reat
er th
an th
e w
hite
rate
, and
in 1
994,
it w
as 1
29 p
erce
nt g
reat
er.
Onl
y on
e co
unty
impr
oved
on
this
indi
cato
r ov
erth
e la
st 1
4 ye
ars.
Fif
ty-f
our
coun
ties
got w
orse
.T
ucke
r C
ount
y ha
d th
e lo
wes
t unm
arri
ed te
en b
irth
rate
for
199
4 (4
.2 p
erce
nt).
In 1
994,
Log
an C
ount
yha
d th
e hi
ghes
t unm
arri
ed te
en b
irth
rat
e at
15.
5 pe
r-ce
nt (
81 b
irth
s to
unw
ed te
ens)
.E
xper
ts s
ugge
st th
at te
ens
havi
ng b
abie
s is
a r
e-su
lt of
inte
rrel
ated
fac
tors
. Soc
ial a
nd e
cono
mic
sta
-tu
s an
d ec
onom
ic o
ppor
tuni
ty im
pact
a te
en's
mot
iva-
tion
for
succ
ess
in d
elay
ing
child
bir
th. C
ultu
ral,
reli-
giou
s an
d fa
mily
atti
tude
s to
war
d se
xual
ity, c
ontr
acep
-tio
n an
d fa
mily
pla
nnin
g an
d ac
cept
abili
ty o
fch
ildbe
arin
g at
an
earl
y ag
e al
so e
xert
a s
tron
g in
flu-
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n30
ence
on
teen
s. P
ublic
pol
icy
in th
e ar
eas
of e
duca
tion,
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t, jo
bs a
nd f
amily
pla
nnin
g is
likel
y to
pla
y a
sign
ific
ant r
ole
as w
ell.
Tee
nage
rs n
eed
supp
ort a
nd in
form
atio
n th
at w
ill g
ive
them
the
abili
tyan
d th
e m
otiv
atio
n to
del
ay c
hild
bear
ing.
The
y al
sone
ed a
cces
s to
qua
lity
pren
atal
car
e if
they
do
beco
me
preg
nant
and
edu
catio
nal a
nd s
uppo
rt s
ervi
ces
once
they
beg
in p
aren
ting.
PER
CE
NT
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L D
RO
POU
TS
A h
igh
scho
ol d
ropo
ut is
one
who
leav
es h
igh
scho
ol b
efor
e gr
adua
tion
with
out t
rans
ferr
ing
to a
n-ot
her
scho
ol.
Chi
ldre
n w
ho d
o no
t com
plet
e hi
ghsc
hool
are
mor
e lik
ely
to h
ave
heal
th, e
cono
mic
and
soci
al p
robl
ems.
Hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s ar
e le
ss li
kely
than
hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
es to
fin
d em
ploy
men
t and
have
less
ear
ning
pot
entia
l tha
n gr
adua
tes.
Dro
ppin
gou
t of
high
sch
ool i
ncre
ases
the
risk
for
pov
erty
. Fam
i-lie
s he
aded
by
high
sch
ool d
ropo
uts
are
mor
e lik
ely
toha
ve in
com
es b
elow
the
fede
ral p
over
ty le
vel.
The
num
ber
of h
igh
scho
ol d
ropo
uts
in W
est
Vir
gini
a in
199
4 w
as 3
,978
, a r
ate
of 1
6.2
perc
ent.
Thi
s is
a s
light
incr
ease
ove
r la
st y
ear,
whi
ch w
as3,
850,
a r
ate
of 1
5.7
perc
ent.
In 1
994,
one
out
of
6.2
seve
nth
thro
ugh
12th
gra
ders
dro
pped
out
of
high
scho
ol. T
his
is a
36.
8 pe
rcen
t im
prov
emen
t ove
rth
e 19
80 r
ate
of 2
5.6
perc
ent (
8,09
4 dr
opou
ts).
Bet
wee
n 19
80 a
nd 1
994,
the
high
sch
ool d
rop-
out r
ate
impr
oved
in 5
1 of
our
55
coun
ties.
The
pro
gres
s W
est V
irgi
nia
has
mad
e ov
er th
ede
cade
in r
educ
ing
the
num
ber
of h
igh
scho
ol d
rop-
outs
is a
fun
ctio
n of
a n
umbe
r of
thin
gs. T
he S
tate
Boa
rd o
f E
duca
tion
mon
itors
the
high
sch
ool d
ropo
ut
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
num
bers
. The
re is
incr
easi
ng r
ecog
nitio
n of
the
es-
sent
ial n
eed
for
high
sch
ool e
duca
tion
to a
void
une
m-
ploy
men
t and
alm
ost c
erta
in p
over
ty.
Stat
e go
vern
-m
ent m
ade
educ
atio
n its
cen
tral
foc
us f
or th
e la
st e
ight
year
s, a
nd th
ere
has
been
a s
ense
of
urge
ncy
to k
eep
child
ren
in s
choo
l to
com
plet
e th
eir
high
sch
ool e
du-
catio
n. T
he e
nact
men
t of
legi
slat
ion
to r
evok
e th
edr
iver
's li
cens
e of
any
16-
year
-old
who
dro
ps o
ut o
fsc
hool
has
als
o be
en a
mot
ivat
ion
to s
tay
in s
choo
l.C
omm
unity
-bas
ed d
ropo
ut p
reve
ntio
n pr
ogra
ms
and
busi
ness
sch
ool p
artn
ersh
ips
have
und
oubt
edly
mad
ea
cont
ribu
tion.
Whe
ther
it is
the
carr
ot o
r th
e st
ick
that
is w
orki
ng, o
ur s
ucce
ss in
this
are
a is
enc
oura
g-in
g.
JUV
EN
ILE
DE
LIN
QU
EN
CY
CA
SE R
AT
E(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
The
juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te is
the
num
-be
r of
rep
orte
d de
linqu
ency
cas
es p
er 1
,000
you
ths
ages
10-
19. T
he ju
veni
le d
elin
quen
cy c
ase
rate
re-
flec
ts u
pon
how
wel
l our
fam
ilies
and
com
mun
ities
care
for
thei
r yo
uth.
It m
easu
res
the
risk
of
child
ren
and
all m
embe
rs o
f th
e co
mm
unity
.W
est V
irgi
nia
adde
d 8,
824
new
cas
es to
the
juve
nile
just
ice
syst
em in
199
4, a
juve
nile
del
in-
quen
cy c
ase
rate
of
26.9
. Thi
s is
a r
educ
tion
from
1993
of
32.3
. In
1994
, one
out
of
3,71
8.1
juve
nile
sha
d a
delin
quen
cy c
ase.
For
ty-t
hree
of
our
55 c
oun-
ties
have
a ju
veni
le d
elin
quen
cy c
ase
rate
low
er th
anth
e st
ate
rate
.W
est V
irgi
nia'
s de
linqu
ency
rat
e co
nsis
tent
lyre
mai
ns a
mon
g th
e lo
wes
t in
the
natio
n. A
ccor
ding
to a
199
5 re
port
, Del
inqu
ency
Pre
vent
ion
Wor
ks, p
re-
31P
age
13
Sta
tus
Of C
hild
ren
By
Indi
cato
r, c
ontin
ued
pare
d by
the
U.S
. Off
ice
of J
uven
ile J
ustic
e an
d D
e-lin
quen
cy P
reve
ntio
n, ju
veni
le d
elin
quen
cy c
an b
epr
even
ted.
It r
equi
res
a lo
ng-t
erm
inve
stm
ent i
n bo
thla
w e
nfor
cem
ent a
nd p
reve
ntio
n ac
tiviti
es, a
nd w
ekn
ow w
hat t
o do
and
how
to d
o it.
Wha
t wor
ks is
prev
entio
n ac
tivity
thro
ugho
ut c
hild
hood
targ
eted
to a
t-ri
sk c
hild
ren.
Exa
mpl
es o
f pr
even
tion
prog
ram
sin
clud
e he
alth
edu
catio
n, im
mun
izat
ion,
par
ent e
du-
catio
n; te
achi
ng r
eadi
ng; l
earn
ing
scho
ol r
eadi
ness
, and
addr
essi
ng le
arni
ng d
isab
ilitie
s; jo
b tr
aini
ng a
nd e
m-
ploy
men
t ass
ista
nce.
The
se f
acto
rs c
an p
reve
nt d
elin
-qu
ency
: com
mun
ity p
olic
ing,
saf
e an
d ef
fect
ive
scho
ols,
str
engt
heni
ng f
amili
es, a
nd y
outh
dev
elop
-m
ent p
rogr
ams.
TE
EN
VIO
LE
NT
DE
AT
H R
AT
E(a
ges
15-1
9 pe
r 10
0,00
0 te
ens)
The
teen
vio
lent
dea
th r
ate
mea
sure
s th
e ra
tes
ofde
ath
for
yout
hs a
ges
15-1
9 fr
om u
nint
entio
nal i
nju-
ries
, hom
icid
es o
r su
icid
es.
Uni
nten
tiona
l inj
urie
s, s
uch
as a
uto
acci
dent
s,ar
e th
e le
adin
g ca
uses
of
teen
dea
ths.
In
1994
, the
rew
ere
106
viol
ent d
eath
s of
15-
19-y
ear-
old
teen
s pe
r10
0,00
0 te
ens.
Thi
s is
a d
eath
rat
e of
74.
5 In
199
4,on
e ou
t of
1,34
2.7
teen
s di
ed d
ue to
vio
lenc
e. O
ver
the
last
14
year
s, th
e te
en v
iole
nt d
eath
rat
e de
-cr
ease
d fr
om 8
7.5,
152
dea
ths
in 1
980,
to 7
4.5
in19
94, a
dec
reas
e of
14.
8 pe
rcen
t. T
he 1
992
natio
nal
teen
vio
lent
dea
th r
ate
(84.
3) w
as h
ighe
r th
an th
e19
94 W
est V
irgi
nia
teen
vio
lent
dea
th r
ate
(74.
5).
The
198
0 A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
teen
vio
lent
dea
thra
te w
as 1
1.8
perc
ent h
ighe
r th
an th
e w
hite
teen
vio
-le
nt d
eath
rat
e. B
y 19
94, t
he te
en v
iole
nt d
eath
rat
e of
Pag
e 14
32
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an w
as 1
3.6
perc
ent h
ighe
r th
an th
ew
hite
teen
vio
lent
dea
th r
ate.
In 1
980,
the
Afr
ican
-A
mer
ican
rat
e w
as 9
7.6,
and
the
whi
te r
ate
was
87.
3;in
199
4, th
e A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rat
e w
as 7
5.9,
and
the
whi
te r
ate
was
66.
8.O
vera
ll, th
e w
hite
teen
vio
lent
deat
h ra
te d
ecre
ased
by
23.4
per
cent
ove
r th
e 14
yea
rs,
and
the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an r
ate
decr
ease
d by
22.
3 pe
r-ce
nt.
Res
earc
h sh
ows
that
whe
n te
ens
die
viol
ently
,th
ere
are
ofte
n si
gnif
ican
t gap
s in
the
supp
orts
and
oppo
rtun
ities
that
hav
e be
en a
vaila
ble
to th
em.
Ef-
fort
s to
invo
lve
teen
s in
pro
duct
ive
com
mun
ity a
ctiv
i-tie
s, m
enta
l hea
lth s
ervi
ces,
sub
stan
ce a
buse
pro
gram
s,or
gani
zed
afte
r-sc
hool
act
iviti
es, s
uppo
rt g
roup
s an
dm
ento
r pr
ogra
ms
are
ofte
n la
ckin
g. C
omm
uniti
es th
atfi
ll in
thes
e ga
ps c
an h
elp
Wes
t Vir
gini
a co
ntin
ue to
impr
ove
in it
s ov
eral
l red
uctio
n in
the
num
ber
of te
ens
who
die
vio
lent
ly e
ach
year
.
PER
CE
NT
BIR
TH
S T
O M
OT
HE
RS
WIT
H L
ESS
TH
AN
A 1
2TH
GR
AD
E E
DU
CA
TIO
N
Pare
nt e
duca
tion
is th
e be
st p
redi
ctor
of
child
wel
l-be
ing,
par
ticul
arly
con
cern
ing
acad
emic
ach
ieve
-m
ent.
Nat
ionw
ide,
abo
ut o
ne c
hild
in e
very
fiv
e is
born
to a
mot
her
with
less
than
a h
igh
scho
ol e
duca
-tio
n. I
n W
est V
irgi
nia,
abo
ut o
ne c
hild
in e
very
fou
r is
born
to a
mot
her
with
less
than
a h
igh
scho
ol e
duca
-tio
n.T
here
wer
e 5,
145
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a h
igh
scho
ol e
duca
tion
in W
est V
irgi
nia
in19
94. T
his
repr
esen
ts a
lmos
t one
-qua
rter
or
23.6
perc
ent o
f al
l Wes
t Vir
gini
a bi
rths
. In
1994
, one
out o
f 4.
2 bi
rths
wer
e to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a
12th
gra
de e
duca
tion.
In
1980
, the
re w
ere
9,24
8bi
rths
to m
othe
rs w
ith le
ss th
an a
hig
h sc
hool
edu
-ca
tion,
rep
rese
ntin
g 31
.5 p
erce
nt o
f al
l bir
ths.
Be-
twee
n 19
80 a
nd 1
994,
the
perc
ent o
f bi
rths
to m
oth-
ers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
impr
oved
by 2
4.9.
In
1994
, the
nat
iona
l per
cent
of
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
was
22.9
, whi
ch w
as b
ette
r th
an W
est V
irgi
nia.
The
cou
nty
with
the
best
per
cent
of
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
was
Mon
onga
lia w
ith a
rat
e of
11.
8 pe
rcen
t. M
cDow
ell
Cou
nty
rank
ed w
orst
on
this
indi
cato
r. N
earl
y on
e ou
tof
eve
ry tw
o ba
bies
(50
.8%
) bo
rn in
McD
owel
l Cou
nty
was
to a
mot
her
with
less
than
a h
igh
scho
ol e
duca
-tio
n. A
ll 55
cou
ntie
s im
prov
ed o
n th
is in
dica
tor
over
the
14-y
ear
span
.C
ount
ies
whe
re h
igh
num
bers
of
child
ren
born
to m
othe
rs w
ith le
ss th
an a
hig
h sc
hool
edu
catio
n fa
cea
spec
ial c
halle
nge
of e
duca
ting
mor
e di
sadv
anta
ged
child
ren
and
impr
ovin
g th
e ed
ucat
iona
l lev
el o
f al
lpa
rent
s. T
his
requ
ires
con
tinui
ng e
duca
tion
for
adul
ts,
pare
nt s
uppo
rt a
nd p
aren
t edu
catio
n pr
ogra
ms,
as
wel
las
job
trai
ning
and
job
plac
emen
t. In
Wes
t Vir
gini
a,th
ere
are
som
e ex
empl
ary
prog
ram
s do
ing
just
this
.In
clud
ed a
mon
g th
em a
re th
e E
ven
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t pro
gram
s.
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OU
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posi
te C
ount
y R
anki
ngs
Sco
res
to w
heth
er
I
and
coun
tyor
not
in o
ther
cou
ntie
s
and
Com
posi
teof
com
parin
gon
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ild w
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and
by h
ow
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king
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e co
unty
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tion
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tal p
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atio
n
10
34
1520
25 WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
3035
4045
50
35
55
Pag
e 15
Wes
t Virg
inia
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aE
lPat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
..
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-SE
t...
- -19
80R
ate
/ %19
94R
ate
/ %N
atio
nal
Rat
e / %
6.8%
7.3%
7.3%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)14
.48.
48.
0'1
0:
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)41
.926
.830
.3N
1V
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A52
.8%
33.3
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
46.7
%39
.1%
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
370.
4N
A
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
N;_
$.--
q68
.953
.758
.9
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
6.0%
10.4
%10
.0%
&73
.!...
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s25
.6%
16.2
%N
A.7
s, t.1t7
.,..
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
26.9
NA
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)N
M:
87.5
74.5
84.3
*
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
31.5
%23
.6%
22.9
%&
v.4,
7-.
,;,,A
Pag
e 16
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
36W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T
' 199
2 na
tiona
l dat
a us
ed
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n1,
949,
644
1,82
2,71
6-6
.5%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,814
$5,5
1244
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.5%
17.1
%79
.8%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
67.4
%84
.4%
25.2
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s31
6,19
225
6,16
9-1
9.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s29
6,34
637
6,54
627
.1%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.4%
8.9%
-5.3
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1855
9,63
642
9,45
0-2
3.3%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.7
%23
.6%
-17.
9%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
3.8%
4.2%
9.5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
4.2%
5.0%
18.9
%
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.0
%17
.4%
45.4
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
18.7
%26
.2%
40.0
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$26,
628
$25,
602
-3.9
%
Edu
catio
n &
Pov
erty
Thi
sye
ar's
Wes
t Vir
gini
aK
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k, th
e 5t
h A
n-nu
al E
ditio
n, fo
cuse
s on
edu
catio
n an
d ch
ildre
n in
pov
erty
. We
have
cho
sen
this
focu
s be
caus
e w
e be
lieve
the
impr
ovem
ent o
fed
ucat
ion
in a
reas
of h
igh
pove
rty
is o
ne o
f the
crit
ical
fact
ors
tore
duce
wel
fare
dep
ende
ncy
and
to p
repa
re s
tude
nts
to p
artic
ipat
e
in to
mor
row
's e
cono
my.
37T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
WV
Min
ority
Pro
file
.Y
ear
Tre
nd d
ata:
Whi
teD
ata
% C
hang
e
Tre
nd d
ata:
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
anY
ear
Dat
a%
Cha
nge
Yea
r
Tre
nd d
ata:
Oth
er *
*D
ata
% C
hang
e
..
1980
6.5%
35.3
%19
8012
.3%
41.6
%19
807.
2%28
.6%
.19
944.
2%B
ET
TE
R19
947.
2%B
ET
TE
R19
945.
1%B
ET
TE
R
s-III
-19
8019
9414
.08.
241
.7%
BE
TT
ER
1980
1994
25.0
15.0
40.1
%B
ET
TE
R19
8019
943.
86.
264
.2%
WO
RS
E
1980
38.9
31.7
%19
8051
.426
.3%
1980
0.0
NM
e-11
111
1994
26.6
BE
TT
ER
1994
37.9
BE
TT
ER
1994
0.0
1980
5.3%
11.6
%19
8023
.1%
41.1
%19
801.
8%13
.5%
I19
945.
9%W
OR
SE
1994
13.6
%B
ET
TE
R19
941.
6%B
ET
TE
R
--.
.-
.-
-11
111
1980
1994
87.3
66.8
23.4
%B
ET
TE
R19
8019
9497
.675
.922
.3%
BE
TT
ER
1980
1994
0.0
65.0
NM
-19
8017
.9%
41.9
%19
8034
.1%
47.2
%19
8017
.5%
25.7
%19
9025
.4%
Wor
se19
9050
.2%
Wor
se19
9022
.0%
Wor
se-
.1
1980
536,
323
21.0
%19
8020
,061
18.6
%19
803,
252
7.7%
1990
423,
744
Dec
reas
e19
9016
,329
Dec
reas
e19
903,
504
Incr
ease
to-
..-
;19
801,
338,
428
2.7%
1980
44,9
9011
.2%
1980
6,59
023
.7%
1990
1,30
1,79
9D
ecre
ase
1990
39,9
96D
ecre
ase
1990
8,15
5In
crea
se
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
In th
is a
nd p
revi
ous
Dat
a B
ooks
, the
198
0 fig
ure
is b
ased
on
one
year
of d
ata,
and
the
mos
t cur
rent
year
is b
ased
on
an a
vera
ge o
f thr
ee y
ears
of d
ata.
The
indi
cato
rs th
at a
re fo
llow
ed b
y an
ast
eris
k on
this
pag
e ar
e ba
sed
on a
n av
erag
e of
five
yea
rs o
f dat
a (1
976-
1980
), a
nd th
e m
ost
curr
ent
year
is b
ased
on
an a
vera
ge o
f fiv
e ye
ars
of d
ata
(199
0-19
94).
Oth
er in
clud
es H
ispa
nics
, Am
eric
an In
dian
s,E
skim
os, A
leut
s, A
sian
s, a
nd P
acifi
c Is
land
ers.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Pag
e 17
3839
Cou
nty
Pro
files
Page
Cou
nty
Page
Cou
nty
Page
Cou
nty
20B
arbo
ur38
Jeff
erso
n56
Plea
sant
s
21B
erke
ley
39K
anaw
ha57
Poca
hont
as
22B
oone
40L
ewis
58Pr
esto
n
23B
raxt
on41
Lin
coln
59Pu
tnam
24B
rook
e42
Log
an60
Ral
eigh
25C
abel
l43
McD
owel
l61
Ran
dolp
h
26C
alho
un44
Mar
ion
62R
itchi
e
27C
lay
45M
arsh
all
63R
oane
28D
oddr
idge
46M
ason
64Su
mm
ers
29Fa
yette
47M
erce
r65
Tay
lor
30G
ilmer
48M
iner
al66
Tuc
ker
31G
rant
49M
ingo
67T
yler
32G
reen
brie
r50
Mon
onga
lia68
Ups
hur
33H
amps
hire
51M
onro
e69
Way
ne
34H
anco
ck52
Mor
gan
70W
ebst
er
35H
ardy
53N
icho
las
71W
etze
l
36H
arri
son
54O
hio
72W
irt
37Ja
ckso
n55
Pend
leto
n73
Woo
d
74W
yom
ing
Pag
e 18
40W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
TT
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
C
Bar
bour
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.-
WO
RS
E- -
.19
80R
ate
/ %
5.9%
1994
Sta
teC
ount
yR
ate
/ % R
ate
/ % R
ank'
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
28.5
7.5%
7.3%
31
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)
24.6
...
17.3
12.9
8.4
48
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
..
N60
.233
.213
.226
.86
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A66
.7%
52.8
%15
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
67.6
%46
.7%
50
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
75.6
370.
4N
M
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
11.2
58.6
52.0
53.7
23&
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
108.
8N
s,6.
3%13
.1%
10.4
%50
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\,.
56.5
33.3
%14
.5%
16.2
%29
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)N
A13
.626
.929
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
21.4
N74
.058
.174
.519
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
35.7
,\
36.2
%23
.3%
23.6
%27
Pag
e 20
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
4 6
(au
ty R
ank
is D
a ed
on
mos
t ret
ool o
val
data
. 1=
basi
, 55=
wor
sd
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
34
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94*/
0
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n16
,639
16,1
04-3
.2%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,574
$5,6
0656
.8%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
14.0
%19
.2%
37.3
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e66
.3%
81.4
%22
.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s2,
527
1,51
6-4
0.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
879
2,19
016
.6%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.7%
12.1
%39
.1%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
184,
825
3,86
5-1
9.9%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.0
%24
.0%
-17.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.3%
2.7%
100.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.6%
3.1%
98.1
%
1
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.0
%17
.4%
57.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
25.3
%36
.7%
44.9
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$21,
843
$19,
106
-12.
5%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
89.7
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.8
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
12.8
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es87
.5%
94.6
%
45T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Ber
kele
y C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIIS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Ei P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
IIM Il
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
5.8%
1994
Rat
e / %
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
297.
4%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)X
Mill
N14
.17.
18.
421
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n).
51.7
61.0
29.4
26.8
31
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A41
.2%
52.8
%46
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
36.9
%46
.7%
8
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
284.
637
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
13.9
.80
.869
.653
.750
.
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
60.5
(age
s 10
-19)
,\.N
7.2%
11.5
%10
.4%
42
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s&
1 4
829
.0%
24.8
%16
.2%
53N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
46.1
26.9
50
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)13
.9_, N
103.
389
.074
.537
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
23.7
\ \ \
\ \ \
\ \ \
\ \ \
\ \1
34.9
%26
.6%
23.6
%39
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
46
('Cou
nty
Ran
k Is
ba
ad o
n m
ost w
ant e
vada
ble
data
, lab
est.
55,k
-wo
at)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
47
lb
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n46
,775
65,4
6139
.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,071
$5,2
48 2
8.9%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.4%
11.0
% 4
7.5%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
72.5
%84
.5%
16.5
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s6,
832
7,97
816
.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s7,
381
14,7
56 9
9.9%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.8%
6.3%
-28
.4%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1813
,776
16,3
1018
.4%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.5
%24
.9%
-15
.4%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.3%
5.2%
19.8
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
5.0%
6.1%
22.
1%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.0
%17
.7%
36.3
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
19.0
%16
.1%
-15.
3%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$28,
052
$32,
040
14.2
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.0
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.6
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
14.1
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es92
.1%
94.6
%
47
Pag
e 21
Boo
ne C
ount
y
Percent Change 1980-1994
Trend Data
MIS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
1
47.1
OR
SE
ME
M
'
BE
TT
ER
+-
i
5.8%
1994
Rat
e / %
8.6%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
46
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)&
N68
.313
.24.
28.
47
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
.31
.1N
43.7
30.1
26.8
36
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A58
.4%
52.8
%21
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
49.4
%46
.7%
25
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
199.
837
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
.18
.7,
85.8
69.7
53.7
51
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
166.
6(a
ges
10-1
9)X
..5.
4%5
14.4
%10
.4%
52
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
N46
.235
.2%
18.9
%16
.2%
43
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
10.3
26.9
21
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)1.
162
.862
.174
.521
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
&23
.142
.6%
32.8
%23
.6%
49
Pag
e 22
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50C
Cou
ty R
ank
is C
a ed
on
mos
t rec
ant a
vaila
ble
data
,-b
est,
55.w
orsi
r
48
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
46
IN
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
30,4
47
$4,0
48
26,2
89
$5,9
93
-13.
7%
48.1
%
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.7%
23.2
%13
9.8%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
64.3
%75
.8%
18.0
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s7,
172
4,33
2-3
9.6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
146
3,21
549
.8%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.0%
13.5
%92
.9%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
189,
947
6,80
3-3
1.6%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
32.7
%25
.9%
-20.
8%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.3%
1.2%
-2.3
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.2%
1.5%
23.4
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.8
%16
.3%
51.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
18.1
%34
.7%
91.5
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$28,
412
$21,
221
-25.
3%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.3
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.2
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
13.2
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es95
.8%
94.6
%
49
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Bra
xton
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
D P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
13.7
&N
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
7.2%
1994
Rat
e / %
6.2%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
12
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)8.
813
.512
.38.
447
..\.
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
.7"
79.4
23.0
26.8
23
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A89
.4%
52.8
%6
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
57.8
%46
.7%
42
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
1099
.637
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&32
.879
.153
.153
.726
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
372
7.5%
10.3
%10
.4%
30(a
ges
10-1
9),
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
.56
.727
.3%
11.8
%16
.2%
14
NA
17.1
26.9
35
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)0.
282
.482
.674
.534
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
&N
41.4
34.7
%20
.4%
23.6
%19
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
50
+50
(ot,
ty R
ank
is b
e ad
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
date
, 1=
best
. 55-
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
23
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n13
,894
13,1
70-5
.2%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,044
$5,4
9735
.9%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.7
%19
.8%
84.3
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e67
.8%
93.6
%38
.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
112
1,11
80.
5%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
545
2,47
159
.9%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
16.4
%15
.6%
-4.9
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
184,
005
3,23
5-1
9.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.8
%24
.6%
-14.
8%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.7%
0.9%
33.2
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.7%
1.4%
92.1
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90%
Cha
nge
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.7
%15
.5%
22.8
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
27.7
%30
.2%
9.1%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$18,
572
$20,
365
9.7%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
90.9
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
14.4
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
18.8
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es94
.6%
94.6
%
51P
age
23
Bro
oke
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs-S
E- -
W,.
2.5
R +
.,
6 3%
6 5%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
19P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
63 *
913
.85.
08.
49
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\
N10
0.0
27.8
0.0
26.8
1
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A44
.1%
52.8
%37
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
34.2
%46
.7%
4
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
82.1
370.
4N
M
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
173
\ \ \
\ \ \
\ \ \
\ \N
40.3
33.3
53.7
3
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
116.
0(a
ges
10-1
9)N
4.6%
10.0
%10
.4%
27
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s3.
0N
14.8
%14
.3%
16.2
%27
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
52.3
26.9
52
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)49
.154
.581
.374
.532
&N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
14.9
20.5
%17
.4%
23.6
%8
\52
Pag
e 24
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(o
o ty
Ran
k m
be
ad o
n m
ost r
e en
! mol
dabl
eda
ta. 1
-bas
k 55
-wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
8
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n31
,117
26,7
17-1
4.1%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,736
$5,8
1855
.7%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.2%
12.7
%54
.4%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
80.5
%84
.9%
5.5%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s5,
463
4,51
1-1
7.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s3,
380
4,44
731
.6%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.8%
8.3%
-15.
3%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
188,
496
5,75
8-3
2.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27.3
%21
.6%
-21.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.0%
1.4%
35.5
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.9%
1.6%
83.4
%
.1
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.4
%14
.2%
24.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
13.0
%17
.2%
32.3
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$34,
126
$31,
407
-8.0
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.7
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.0
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
20.0
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es10
1.3%
94.6
%
53T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Cab
ell C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e1E
1 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
43.
43.2-
WO
RS
E
& N
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
5.5%
1994
Rat
e / %
7.8%
Sla
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k
36
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)&
28.6
14.6
10.4
8.4
40N
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)42
.446
.626
.826
.828
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A50
.4%
52.8
%27
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
42.5
%46
.7%
13
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
193.
737
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\21
.9, N
65.0
50.8
53.7
19
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
K61
.5N
6.5%
10.6
%10
.4%
32
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s&
19.6
22.8
%18
.3%
16.2
%42
N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
54.6
26.9
53
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\N
30.4
69.4
48.3
74.5
16
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\114
28.0
%24
.8%
23.6
%35
N
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(T
oy ty
Ran
k is
ba
rte
on m
ost r
ec n
t ave
rtab
leda
M, W
rest
. 55m
vors
t)
54W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
40
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n10
6,83
596
,800
-9.4
%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,855
$5,9
9655
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.5
%18
.8%
78.5
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
68.3
%91
.5%
34.0
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s22
,979
15,6
30-3
2.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s26
,086
33,4
6328
.3%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.3%
7.8%
-16.
1%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1827
,193
20,1
08-2
6.1%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
25.5
%20
.8%
-18.
4%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.9%
5.3%
9.6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
5.7%
6.9%
22.6
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
15.4
%21
.0%
36.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.8
%24
.8%
48.0
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$27,
288
$28,
090
2.9%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.1
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.2
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
17.0
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es90
.9%
94.6
%
55P
age
25
Cal
houn
Cou
nty
Percent Change 1980-1994
Trend Data
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eEl
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
&N
BE
TT
ER
31.8
+19
10R
ate
/ /.
10.7
%
,
7.3%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %C
ount
yR
ank*
287.
3%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\..
.61
.318
.57.
18.
421
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)K
N53
.476
.335
.626
.846
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A59
.0%
52.8
%20
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
74.7
%46
.7%
54
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
748.
037
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\N
43.0
112.
464
.153
.743
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
41 4
N7.
0%9.
9%10
.4%
25(a
ges
10-1
9)K
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s69
.237
.5%
11.5
%16
.2%
10
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
10.1
26.9
19
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)&
N10
0.0
112.
40.
074
.51
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
&24
.0 N43
.7%
33.2
%23
.6%
51
-40
-30
Pag
e 26
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(T
aunt
), R
ank
is b
a od
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
. ,be
st. 5
5-w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
33
lieI
I 1
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n8,
250
7,93
7-3
.8%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,341
$5,7
0731
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
12.7
%20
.8%
64.6
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
77.1
%84
.0%
8.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
009
1,21
120
.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s66
877
415
.9%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
15.0
%21
.2%
41.3
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
380
2,04
4-1
4.1%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.8
%25
.8%
-10.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.8%
0.9%
18.8
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.9%
NM
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.2
%19
.2%
45.7
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
34.7
%37
.1%
7.0%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$17,
837
$17,
671
-0.9
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
89.9
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.7
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
14.6
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es97
.8%
94.6
%
57
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Dod
drid
ge C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
a1.
1 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Ei P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
13.9
BE
TT
ER
+I
9.6%
1994
Rat
e / %
8.3%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
44
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)37
.9,
11.9
7.4
8.4
24
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
N61
.470
.527
.226
.829
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A77
.8%
52.8
%9
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
55.3
%46
.7%
36
Cha
d ab
use/
negl
ect r
ate
(per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
A48
0.5
370.
4N
M
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
O. \
67.7
67.2
53.7
48'
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
62.2
N6.
2%10
.0%
10.4
%27
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
30.
30.6
29.2
%20
.3%
16.2
%47
N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
4.2
26.9
5
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s).
N10
0.0
114.
80.
074
.51
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
.14
.532
.5%
27.8
%23
.6%
41
Pag
e 28
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
60
+50
CC
ou ty
Ran
k IS
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t eva
dabl
ede
la. 1
=be
st. 5
5.w
o,S
0
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
31
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n7,
433
7,29
1-1
.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,191
$5,8
9040
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.5%
18.0
%88
.2%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
77.5
%83
.6%
8.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s65
082
526
.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s41
351
624
.9%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.5%
9.2%
8.2%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
281
1,85
1-1
8.9%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.7
%25
.4%
-17.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.4%
0.7%
92.6
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
1.0%
NM
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90%
Cha
nge
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.3
%13
.3%
29.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
27.5
%26
.2%
-4.9
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$18,
972
$19,
830
4.5%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.4
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.5
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.2
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es90
.1%
94.6
%
61.
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Cla
y C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
D P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
ER
11.2 &
N
- -R
+S
-..
72%
1994
Rat
e / %
Sta
teR
ate
/ %C
ount
yR
ank'
41P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s8.
0%7.
3%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)&
'NN
YN
86.5
21.7
2.9
8.4
3
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
26.5
20.4
25.8
26.8
24'
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A71
.4%
52.8
%11
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
72.5
%46
.7%
52
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e
(per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
A56
9.9
370.
4N
M
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
.21
.6`
110.
986
.953
.755
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
39.8
N9.
2%12
.9%
10.4
%48
(age
s 10
-19)
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s69
.237
.3%
11.5
%16
.2%
10
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)N
A5.
426
.98
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)N
88.3
201.
523
.674
.56
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
&N
35.3
49.2
%31
.8%
23.6
%46
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(.
0011
ty R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t re
en, a
vaila
ble
data
. !=
best
, 55=
ivor
st)
58W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
43
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n11
,265
10,2
10
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,421
$5,4
44
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
14.0
%26
.6%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e58
.2%
81.6
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s53
072
8
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s52
571
9
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
15.7
%15
.3%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
183,
876
2,91
0
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
34.4
%28
.5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.2%
0.3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.2%
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.1
%17
.6%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
37.4
%48
.4%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$17,
322
$16,
130
-9.4
%
59.1
%
90.2
%
40.2
%
37.4
37.0
%
-2.5
%
-24.
9%
-17.
2%
74.2
%
NM
74.2
%
29.4
%
-6.9
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
94.2
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
15.5
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
13.7
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es90
.3%
94.6
%
59P
age
27
Fay
ette
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nt p
erce
nt c
hang
e10
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.-
WO
RS
EB
ET
TE
R +
1980
Rat
e / %
6.4%
1994
Sta
teR
ate
/ % R
ate
/ %C
ount
yR
ank'
317.
5%7.
3%P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s17
.2&
N
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)X
36.8
14.5
9.3
8.4
36
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)24
.542
.732
.326
.843
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A50
.3%
52.8
%28
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
55.7
%46
.7%
38
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
504.
737
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
.23
.1 N83
.764
.453
.746
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
59.3
(age
s 10
-19)
N.
'7.
8%12
.5%
10.4
%45
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
46.8
.25
.7%
13.7
%16
.2%
23
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
4.6
26.9
6
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)10
.481
.773
.274
.528
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
15.7
t36
.3%
30.6
%23
.6%
45N
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
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Cou
ly R
ank
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ased
on
noel
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vaila
ble
data
, It.b
est,
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)
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KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
41
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94%
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n57
,863
48,3
23-1
6.5%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,488
$5,4
2955
.7%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
14.3
%23
.0%
61.3
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
53.2
%83
.2%
56.5
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s5,
599
4,75
5-1
5.1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s6,
126
7,71
025
.9%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
14.2
%12
.0%
-15.
5%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1817
,154
11,6
07-3
2.3%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.6
%24
.0%
-19.
0%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
7.9%
7.3%
-8.1
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
8.3%
8.0%
-4.2
%
.
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.0
%19
.4%
49.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
22.4
%34
.0%
51.5
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
388
$20,
848
-10.
9%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.3
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
18.0
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.2
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es96
.8%
94.6
%
63P
age
29
Gilm
er C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
a1.
1 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Ei P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-S
E:
&N
R +
1980
Rat
e / %
9.5%
1994
Rat
e / %
7.8%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k
36
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
,78
.612
.82.
78.
42
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)12
.041
1111
1.
47.9
42.1
26.8
51N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A41
.9%
52.8
%44
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
68.1
%46
.7%
51
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
451.
237
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\48
.058
.030
.153
.72
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
4"N
5.0%
7.3%
10.4
%8
'46
(age
s 10
-19)
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
N66
.936
.3%
12.0
%16
.2%
15
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
1.8
26.9
1
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)
NM
.N
0.0
81.5
74.5
33
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
26.3
\33
.0%
24.3
%23
.6%
30
Pag
e 30
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50('a
. ty
Ran
k Is
Da
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n m
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l,abl
ada
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V K
IDS
CO
UN
T
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
13
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n8,
334
7,46
5-1
0.4%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,934
$5,7
2645
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.8%
19.6
%10
0.0%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
77.2
%87
.4%
13.3
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
079
1,13
85.
5%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s61
785
538
.6%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.5%
9.8%
30.7
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
262
1,64
3-2
7.4%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27.1
%22
.0%
-18.
9%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.9%
1.3%
40.3
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.4%
0.8%
123.
7%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.5
%15
.8%
50.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.8
%40
.7%
95.7
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$18,
688
$16,
994
-9.1
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
93.4
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.2
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.0
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es93
.4%
94.6
%
65T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Gra
nt C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Eg
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rsW
OR
SE
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
5.1%
1994
Rat
e / %
6.4%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
16P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
sr-
--E
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)
IIIM
.
MIII
M11 42
.110
.25.
98.
414
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)s.
=M
I IlI1 60
.6N
mi
50.5
19.9
26.8
19
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A10
8.8%
52 8
%3
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
56.1
%46
.7%
40
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
567.
337
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
1=IN
IMN M
IN26
.6
MIM
IN72
.353
.053
.725
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
MIM
INN
IMM
II111
1175
.4\
4.6%
8.1%
10.4
%13
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sO
MM
NII
IIIM
N61
.821
.2%
8.1%
16.2
%3
ism
NN
Em
uJu
veni
le d
elin
quen
cy c
ase
rate
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)N
A8.
026
.915
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)
11IM
ES
241
160.
712
2.0
74.5
49
NM
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
I1M
1r11
3,,
NII=
OM
29.8
%24
.1%
23.6
%29
-50
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-40
-30
-20
66-1
00
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
('Cou
ty R
ank
is O
a ad
on
mos
t rec
ent a
ver:
able
data
. 1.-
:bas
t. 55
=w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
11
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
10,2
10
$4,7
95
10,9
27
$5,0
73
7.0%
5.8%
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.3%
6.3%
-14.
3%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
82.1
%90
.1%
9.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s2,
918
2,87
6-1
.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
146
1,73
451
.3%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.8%
11.1
%42
.3%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
183,
117
2,62
4-1
5.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30,5
%24
.0%
-21.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.5%
1.7%
14.5
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.3%
1.9%
41.4
%
.#
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
8.1%
15.0
%83
.8%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
26.0
%16
.2%
-37.
6%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$20,
474
$25,
327
23.7
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
93.4
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
15.5
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.3
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es96
.2%
94.6
%
67P
age
31
Gre
enbr
ier
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIIS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
E3
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
0:1
11
\ N4.
8
.19
80R
ate
/ %
6.6%
1994
Rat
e / %
Sta
teR
ate
/ %C
ount
yR
ank
146.
3%7.
3%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
).
\51.1
11.2
5.5
8.4
10
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
N52
.732
.515
.326
.811
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A62
.6%
52.8
%18
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
50.4
%46
.7%
26
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
834.
337
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
21.4 N
68.2
53.6
53.7
28
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
60.3
6.0%
9.7%
10.4
%24
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
ss\
N55
.655
.35.
8%15
.9%
16.2
%35
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
42.8
26.9
49
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)14
.898
.811
3.4
74.5
47&
'V.
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\26
.5 N32
.7%
24.0
%23
.6%
28
Pag
e 32
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
63
(Too
rye
Ran
k a
base
d on
mos
t rec
ent a
va:la
bto
data
. Isb
est 5
5=tv
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
28
ED
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n37
,665
35,4
16-6
.0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,942
$4,6
3317
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
5.6%
11.5
%10
4.6%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
53.5
%85
.0%
59.0
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s4,
195
4,10
7-2
.1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s7,
014
9,55
836
.3%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.7
%16
.0%
36.8
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1810
,666
8,01
8-2
4.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.3
%22
.6%
-20.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.4%
4.4%
0.2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
4.8%
4.9%
3.9%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.6
%17
.6%
51.7
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.4
%23
.8%
44.9
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
125
$23,
819
3.0%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
93.5
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
15.3
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
17.4
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es10
4.0%
94.6
%
69T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Ham
pshi
re C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
a1.
1 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
\'
Rat
e / %
6.2%
Rat
e / %
7.9%
Rat
e / %
7.3%
Ran
k*
40P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s27
.5
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)4.
08.
17.
88.
426
\. x
N
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
68.1
.N
17.5
29.4
26.8
31
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A68
.7%
52.8
%12
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
52.7
%46
.7%
31
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
523.
937
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
9.0
.N
58.1
63.4
53.7
40
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
118.
5(a
ges
10-1
9)\\\\
\ \ \
\ \ \ \
\ \ \
\ \ \
\ \ \
\ \ \ \
\ \ \
\ \ \ \
\ \ti
3.8%
8.2%
10.4
%14
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s3.
821
.9%
22.7
%16
.2%
51&
N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)N
A7.
626
.913
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)44
420
0.4
111.
574
.545
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
&'
22.3
,29
.2%
22.7
%23
.6%
26
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
70
('Con
ty R
ank
is b
a ed
on
mos
t re
en: a
vert
able
data
. I. b
est,
55=
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
38
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
h an
g%
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n14
,867
18,1
4722
.1%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,728
$4,9
3232
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.4%
12.7
%51
.5%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e83
.4%
82.7
%-0
.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
434
1,45
91.
7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
527
2,73
679
.2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.0%
5.3%
-24.
3%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
184,
593
4,57
4-0
.4%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.9
%25
.2%
-18.
4%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.0%
1.5%
41.4
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
11%
18%
721%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
9.9%
14.0
%40
.9%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.0
%21
.1%
5.4%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$22,
377
$24,
164
8.0%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e%
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.0
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
14.1
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.3
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es92
.9%
94.6
%
71P
age
33
Han
cock
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
..
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-WO
RS
E
36.0
- -II i
1980
Rat
e / %
1994
Rat
e / %
Sta
teR
ate
/ %C
ount
yR
ank'
5.7%
7.8%
7.3%
36
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
\13
.06.
88.
417
7.8
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)
23.6
\25
.619
.626
.816
.
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A47
.5%
52.8
%32
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
29.8
%46
.7%
1
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
61.9
370.
4N
M
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\25
.4 'S48
.736
.353
.74
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
83.7
(age
s 10
-19)
5.4%
9.9%
10.4
%25
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s29
.29
.016
.3%
11.6
%16
.2%
12
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
14.2
26.9
30
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
,64
.062
.822
.674
.55
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
.\
38.9
22.7
%13
.9%
23.6
%3
Pag
e 34
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(-
Cow
ty R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
, (=
best
, 55i
iivor
sti
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n40
,418
34,8
07-1
3.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,649
$5,8
6852
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.5%
13.5
%80
.7%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
75.9
%91
.5%
20.6
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s15
,223
9,38
6-3
8.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s6,
665
7,64
314
.7%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.3%
8.3%
0.0%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1811
,311
7,63
1-3
2.5%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.0
%21
.9%
-21.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
3.1%
3.6%
18.4
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
3.2%
4.2%
28.4
%
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.8
%17
.2%
46.0
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
9.3%
18.1
%95
.6%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$36,
466
$30,
576
-16.
2%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
90.9
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.1
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
18.1
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es89
.4%
94.6
%
73
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Har
dy C
ount
y
Percent Change 1980-1994
Trend Data
1. S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
IE1
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rsO
RS
E
11.8
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
5.0%
1994
Rat
e / %
4.4%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k
1
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
N
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)31
.212
.38.
48.
430
N
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)5.
1.
N19
.020
.026
.820
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A15
8.1%
52.8
%1
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
47.1
%46
.7%
20
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
343.
837
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
7.8
62.8
57.9
53.7
35.
\P
erce
nt b
irths
to u
nmar
ried
teen
s27
.1N
6.8%
8.6%
10.4
%17
(age
s 10
-19)
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s.
45.2
N23
.5%
12.9
%16
.2%
18
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
14.5
26.9
31
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)37
4.0
..
22.3
105.
774
.543
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
&32
.2N
30.8
%20
.8%
23.6
%20
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
74
('Cou
ly R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t rec
ant a
vaila
ble
data
, I-b
est,
55=
wo
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n10
,030
11,4
8114
.5%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,378
$5,0
4415
.2%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.7%
7.4%
-15.
2%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
82.6
%93
.2%
12.7
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
977
3,98
210
1.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
046
1,82
874
.8%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.1%
4.9%
-31.
0%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
797
2,60
2-7
.0%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27.9
%22
.7%
-18.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
2.1%
2.6%
23.7
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
2.0%
2.8%
38.2
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.3
%14
.4%
39.0
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
23.2
%15
.3%
-34.
2%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$20,
309
$25,
843
27.2
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
95.0
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
14.2
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.5
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es10
3.0%
94.6
%
75P
age
35
Har
rison
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs:.
7.4 M
:1.
,I
.
.
6 9%
1994
Rat
e / %
7.4%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
29P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)6.
013
511
.38.
441
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n), .
34-3
.30
.019
.726
.818
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A43
.8%
52.8
%40
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
43.9
%46
.7%
15
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
762.
837
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
49.
60.8
63.8
53.7
41
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
'127
.8(a
ges
10-1
9)N
N5.
0%11
.4%
10.4
%41
36.3
21.3
%13
.6%
16.2
%21
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
13.5
26.9
27
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)&
.32
.296
.665
.574
.524
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
15.5
26.3
%22
.2%
23.6
%25
&.
N
Pag
e 36
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
76
('Cou
nty
Ran
k is
ba
ad o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta. t
. -bo
at. 5
5=w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
27
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n77
,710
70,7
31-9
.0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,717
$5,6
1051
.0%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.7%
17.5
%80
.0%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
82.5
%89
.0%
7.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s13
,639
11,8
68-1
3.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s14
,501
18,6
7728
.8%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.4%
8.5%
1.2%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1821
,248
16,4
95-2
2.4%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27.3
%23
.3%
-14.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.7%
3.1%
82.8
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
2.0%
3.4%
72.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.3
%17
.6%
42.7
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
18.1
%24
.5%
35.7
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$25,
578
$25,
245
-1.3
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
93.1
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
15.4
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
17.3
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es97
.7%
94.6
%
77T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Jack
son
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
D P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
56.1
56.
- W
OR
SE
& N
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
5.0%
1994
Rat
e / %
7.8%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
36
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
24.1
9.2
7.0
8.4
18\
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)11
.834
.430
.326
.838
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A48
.4%
52.8
%30
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
42.8
%46
.7%
14
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
266.
237
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&19
.361
.449
.553
.718
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
152.
8(a
ges
10-1
9)tl.
N2.
7%6.
9%10
.4%
5
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s&
28 3
17.8
%12
.8%
16.2
%17
N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
24.7
26.9
41
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)24
.698
.073
.974
.529
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
&31
.226
.5%
18.2
%23
.6%
13
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
404.
50cc
.. ty
Ran
k is
be
ad o
n m
ost m
eant
ava
ilabl
eda
ta, 1
=be
st, 5
5- w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
12
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n25
,794
26,6
753.
4%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,104
$5,7
2639
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
4.3%
13.7
%21
8.9%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
72.2
%88
.6%
22.7
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s5,
773
4,45
4-2
2.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
842
4,92
773
.4%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.5
%8.
9%-2
2.6%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
187,
868
6,59
1-1
6.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.5
%24
.7%
-19.
0%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
0.7%
106.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.4%
1.0%
142.
4%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
9.3%
15.1
%62
.7%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
13.7
%24
.6%
79.5
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$30,
026
$25,
121
-16.
3%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.5
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.1
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
17.2
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es90
.8%
94.6
%
79P
age
37
Jeffe
rson
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aM
ISol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
rt y
per
cent
cha
nge
Ei P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.e
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
.IN
.
12.7
. ..
1980
Rat
e /.%
6.6%
1994
Rat
e / %
5.7%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
5.
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\.
N54
.315
.47.
08.
418
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n).
41.2
61.9
36.4
26.8
48
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A44
.6%
52.8
%35
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
34.5
%46
.7%
6
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
108.
837
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&33
.6N
64.7
43.0
53.7
10
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
267
7.6%
9.6%
10.4
%23
(age
s 10
-19)
.
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s20
. 1 N..
34.2
%27
.3%
16.2
%55
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
8.3
26.9
16
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)10
.8&
N80
.771
.974
.527
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
&43
.737
.3%
21.0
%23
.6%
22
Pag
e 38
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
so+
50U
Cnu
ty R
ank
is b
a ed
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
, leb
est,
55se
c st
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
17
III
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n30
,302
38,8
9528
.4%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,256
$5,3
6164
.6%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.3%
11.5
%38
.8%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
77.3
%86
.8%
12.3
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
008
4,02
533
.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s4,
518
7521
66.5
%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
6.3%
4.9%
-22.
2%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
188,
915
9,51
76.
8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.4
%24
.5%
-16.
8%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
9.6%
9.2%
-4.2
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
12.1
%10
.9%
-9.9
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.6
%15
.3%
12.6
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
17.9
%13
.7%
-23.
5%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$27,
042
$34,
887
29.0
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.5
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
15.2
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
14.5
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es92
.6%
94.6
%
81T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Kan
awha
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
OR
SE 15
.615
.N
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
6.5%
1994
Rat
e / %
7.5%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
31
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)1\
40.8 N
12.3
7.3
8.4
23
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)22
.338
.229
.726
.833
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A37
.8%
52.8
%49
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
36.3
%46
.7%
7
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
348.
237
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
2 8
62.5
64.2
53.7
44&
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
75.9
',6.
6%11
.6%
10.4
%44
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s7.
121
.6%
20.1
%16
.2%
46\
N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
51.1
26.9
51
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)8.
2N
96.6
104.
574
.541
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
.18
.326
.5%
21.6
%23
.6%
24
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
82
(too
ty R
ank
i5 b
ased
on
mos
t ten
nt e
vada
ble
data
,55
=w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
44
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94%
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n23
1,41
420
6,80
2-1
0.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,227
$5,4
0627
.9%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.9%
16.9
%11
3.0%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
71.3
%79
.8%
11.9
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s47
,860
35,6
85-2
5.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s53
,461
70,2
8931
.5%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.2%
6.5%
-9.7
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1860
,714
45,7
68-2
4.6%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
26.2
%22
.1%
-15,
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
6.7%
8.0%
19,5
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
7.9%
10.4
%31
.4%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.8
%21
.0%
52.6
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
13.7
%22
.0%
60.2
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$31,
334
$30,
030
-4.2
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s.A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.6
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.6
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
18.4
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es95
.1%
94.6
%
83P
age
39
Lew
is C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
E3
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
0
&N
. ..
1980
Rat
e / %
8.2%
1994
Rat
e / %
6.7%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
21
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
N11
.79.
48.
438
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\ \
\ \ \\
\ \ \
\ \ \\ \
\ \ \
\ \N
41.1
30.8
26.8
41
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A23
.0%
52.8
%55
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
53.9
%46
.7%
33
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
504.
837
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
,64
.367
.853
.749
.
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
196.
4(a
ges
10-1
9)\..
...`
3.9%
11.5
%10
.4%
42
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s12
7N
22.2
%19
.4%
16.2
%44
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
19.9
26.9
38
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
26.0
N64
.747
.974
.515
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\I
35.2
N32
.2%
20.8
%23
.6%
20
Pag
e 40
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
84C
ount
y R
ank
is b
a ed
on
mos
t sec
01
avai
labl
eda
ta,
=ba
sk 5
5.00
,51)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
36
.
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n18
,813
17,5
10-6
.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,738
$5,9
2258
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.5%
19.2
%10
1.4%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
79.6
%87
.0%
9.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s2,
638
2,24
9-1
4.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
307
3,22
439
.7%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
10.0
%11
.8%
18.0
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
185,
165
4,00
0-2
2.6%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27.5
%22
.8%
-16.
8%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.7%
1.0%
34.1
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.6%
1.1%
72.2
%
III
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.7
%18
.1%
42.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.2
%31
.4%
55.1
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
066
$22,
273
-3.4
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.9
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.7
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.3
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es95
.1%
94.6
%
85T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
RS
E- -
& N
R.
5 5%
8 6%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %C
ount
yR
ank*
4656
.0P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s56
.7.
3%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)43
.68.
011
.58.
445
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)27
.3'`
36.0
26.2
26.8
26N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A52
.1%
52.8
%25
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
)
NA
64.1
%46
.7%
48
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
267.
637
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&N
39.8
106.
364
.053
.742
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
87.0
(age
s 10
-19)
&4.
8%9.
1%10
.4%
21
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\ \
\ \ \ \
\ \ \
\ \ \ \
\ \ \
\ \ \\ \
\\59
.733
. 6%
13.6
%16
.2 %
21
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
59.0
26.9
54
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)58
.312
4.5
197.
074
.553
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\ \ \
\ \ \
46.5
\ \ \
\ \ \N
45.1
%33
.1%
23.6
%50
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
86
(Too
ty R
ank
is b
a ad
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
. 1-b
eet,
55-w
o
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
54
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n23
,675
21,9
034.
5%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,003
$5,7
3643
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
14.8
%28
.7%
93.7
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
56.3
%86
.7%
54.0
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
014
1,38
036
.1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
099
1,70
154
.8%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
14.3
%13
.2%
-7.7
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
187,
894
5,82
8-2
6.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
33.3
%26
.6%
-20.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.2%
0.4%
106.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.4%
NM
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.2
%14
.8%
44.0
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
28.9
%45
.1%
56.3
%
Med
ian_
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$21,
166
$16,
868
-20.
3%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
90.7
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
15.7
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
14.2
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es98
.3%
94.6
%
Pag
e 41
Loga
n C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
a.
8
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
BE
TT
ER
+..1
7.4%
1994
Rat
e / /
.
8.1%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k
4310
.3
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
\60.7
16.5
6.5
8.4
15
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)
18.7
&49
.039
.826
.850
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A54
.8%
52.8
%23
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
50.7
%46
.7%
27
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
267.
437
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\ \ \
\ \\ \ \
\ \ \
\\34
097
.464
.353
.745
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
122.
4\
6.9%
15.5
%10
.4%
55
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s42
.336
.2%
20.9
%16
.2%
48
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
16.8
26.9
34
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)&
N40
.310
3.2
61.6
74.5
20
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
&22
.741
.3%
31.9
%23
.6%
47
Pag
e 42
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
88
+50
("C
oo ty
Ran
k IS
be
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t am
iabl
eda
ta 1
-bes
t. $5
=w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
51
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94%
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n50
,679
42,8
98-1
5.4%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,483
$5,8
1466
.9%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.7
%23
.7%
121.
7%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
47.8
%76
.5%
60.1
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s8,
461
5,47
2-3
5.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s6,
334
7,84
023
.8%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.6%
13.3
%54
.7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1816
,758
11,4
25-3
1.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
33.1
%26
.6%
-19.
5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.7%
4.4%
-6.4
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
4.7%
4.7%
0.8%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90%
Cha
nge
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.6
%17
.5%
50.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
21.9
%37
.3%
70.7
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$25,
483
$21,
100
-17.
2%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.4
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
18.4
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.9
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es96
.1%
94.6
%
89T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
McD
owel
l Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs rtP
erce
nt lo
w b
ih-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
- -
&.
-19
80R
ate
/ %19
94R
ate
/ %S
tate
Rat
e / %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
499.
2%8.
9%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)18
.511
.38.
441
\8.
9 ,
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)2.
845
.046
.326
.852
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A95
.1%
52.8
%4
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
79.9
%46
.7%
55
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
265.
037
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&35
.9N
114.
073
.153
.753
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
41.1
N10
.0%
14.1
%10
.4%
51(a
ges
10-1
9)K
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\ \
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \ \
\ \ \ \
\ \ \ \
\ \ \\
54.2
39.2
%18
.05/
016
.2%
41
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
13.5
26.9
27
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)8.
4N
111.
212
0.4
74.5
48
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
15k
358
.3%
49.3
%23
.6%
55N
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
90
(Too
ty R
ank
is b
e S
d on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
, Im
besb
55-
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
55
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n49
,899
33,0
67-3
3.7%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,607
$6,4
1677
.9%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
22.5
%34
.6%
53.7
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
48.8
%69
.2%
41.7
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s9,
046
2,56
1-7
1.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s3,
942
2,84
6-2
7.8%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
13.0
%13
.7%
5.4%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1817
,225
9,18
0-4
6.7%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
34.5
%27
.8%
-19.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
15.0
%14
.3%
-4.7
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
14.2
%15
.3%
8.2%
111
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.8
%19
.1%
38.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
31.2
%50
.3%
61.2
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$21,
729
$15,
756
-27.
5%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
87.6
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.7
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.5
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es98
.7%
94.6
%
Pag
e 43
Mar
ion
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs-S
E
6.2
- .19
00R
ate
/ %
7.2%
1994
Rat
e / %
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
21P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s6.
7%.
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)N
V.
N48.6
15.4
7.9
8.4
28
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)12
.3&
38.9
34.1
26.8
44N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A42
.6%
52.8
%42
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
39.1
%46
.7%
10
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
617.
037
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\\\ \
\\ \ \
\ \ \\
34.9
59.3
38.6
53.7
6
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
268
N5.
9%7.
4%10
.4%
10(a
ges
10-1
9)&
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s.N
.,
71.8
25.9
%7.
3%16
.2%
1
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
10.5
26.9
22
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)N
41.6
74.7
43.6
74.5
13
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\27
.623
.5%
17.0
%23
.6%
5
Pag
e 44
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
92
('Cou
nty
Ran
k is
be
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta, I
rbes
t, 55
=w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n65
,789
58,0
86-1
1.7%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,173
$5,3
6028
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.2
%18
.8%
85.2
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
76.3
%79
.5%
4.2%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s11
,812
7,83
6-3
3.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s9,
764
11,6
2519
.1%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.9%
11.0
%11
.1%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1817
,369
12,5
31-2
7.9%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
26.4
%21
.6%
-18.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.0%
4.4%
10.6
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
4.8%
5.3%
9.5%
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.5
%17
.0%
35.7
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.6
%26
.5%
59.2
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$27,
266
$25,
963
-4.8
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
95.3
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.4
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
18.3
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es95
.6%
94.6
%
99T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Mar
shal
l Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
RS
E
2.4
& N
:T
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
6 0%
1994
Rat
e / %
6.2%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
12P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
).
59.8
11.3
4.5
8.4
8
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1.14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n).
64.3
24.0
8.6
26.8
5
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A36
.5%
52.8
%50
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
48.4
%46
.7%
23
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
87.7
370.
4N
M
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&29
.859
.541
.853
.78
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
55.0
N5.
4%8.
3%10
.4%
15
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s41
.1 .20
.7%
12.2
%16
.2%
16
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
30.5
26.9
45
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)k
N93
.611
0.2
7.1
74.5
3
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
k27
.9 N24
.5%
17.6
%23
.6%
9
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
94
+50
(Too
ty R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
. Ikb
est.
55=
wor
se
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
5
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94%
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n41
,608
37,2
90-1
0.4%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,236
$6,0
4442
.7%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.4%
14.3
%70
.0%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
83.9
%89
.1%
6.1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s8,
353
5,75
4-3
1.1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s4,
224
6,42
252
.0%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.9
%9.
2%-2
2.7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1812
,020
8,67
2-2
7.9%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.9
%23
.3%
-19.
5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.0%
1.5%
54.6
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.9%
1.5%
77.6
%
.1I
II
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.1
%16
.3%
47.3
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
11.8
%21
.4%
80.9
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$31,
045
$26,
974
-13.
1%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
93.6
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
14.5
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
19.4
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es96
.9%
94.6
%
95P
age
45
Mas
on C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
10 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
...P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
..2&
N
BE
TT
ER
27.4
+19
80R
ate
/ %
6.5%
1994
Rat
e / %
4,7%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
2
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)46
.3N
16.0
8.6
8.4
34
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
N51
.040
.119
.626
.816
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A33
.3%
52.8
%53
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
45.4
%46
.7%
17
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
674.
837
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&27
.3N
76.9
55.9
53.7
32
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
161.
9(a
ges
10-1
9)X
N5.
6%14
.8%
10.4
%53
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s1
.3.
N15
.4%
17.4
%16
.2%
38
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
3.1
26.9
4
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)51
.920
4.7
98.4
74.5
39
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
.31
.1 .36
.3%
25.0
%23
.6%
36
Pag
e 46
96
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50('C
o m
y R
ank
is e
a eV
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
. Inf
ant,
55.w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
97
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
24
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n27
,045
25,3
51-6
.3%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,109
$5,9
9445
.9%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
6.3%
15.8
%14
9.9%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
66.4
%86
.2%
29.8
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s4,
529
3,87
1-1
4.5%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
828
3,60
127
.3%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
12.8
%11
.9%
-7.0
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
188,
041
6,23
8-2
2.4%
.
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.7
%24
.6%
-17.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.9%
1.2%
27.9
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.1%
1.4%
21.9
%
..1I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.4
%16
.3%
57.8
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.0
%27
.5%
71.8
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$26,
720
$24,
125
-9.7
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.1
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
14.4
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.9
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es94
.8%
94.6
%
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Mer
cer
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
a1.
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
,--
-E
BE
TT
ER
19.2
+19
80R
ate
/ %
9.4%
1994
Rat
e / %
7.6%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
34.
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)'\.
N55
.417
.57.
88.
426
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)25
.764
.848
.126
.854
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A47
.7%
52.8
%31
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
50.9
%46
.7%
28
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
256.
337
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&22
.574
.557
.853
.734
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
79.3
(age
s 10
-19)
..\S
"6.
2%11
.2%
10.4
%40
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s&
N53
.329
.7%
13.9
%16
.2%
25
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
42.6
26.9
48
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)0.
7k
N96
.697
.374
.538
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
&28
.634
.4%
24.6
%23
.6%
31
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
99
+50
(too
ty R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t tee
nt a
vaila
ble
data
. Ikb
esk
55=
wor
sb
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
45
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n73
,942
65,0
60-1
2.0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,687
$5,6
1552
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
11.9
%18
.4%
55.2
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
67.6
%78
.6%
16.4
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s9,
063
6,77
9-2
5.2%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s13
,970
15,2
639.
3%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.2%
7.3%
-20.
7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1820
,938
14,8
81-2
8.9%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.3
%22
.9%
-19.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
7.4%
7.5%
1.0%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
8.0%
9.4%
16 9
%
.1I
:e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.5
%18
.0%
44.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
19.9
%29
.3%
47.0
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$25,
663
$24,
020
-6.4
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.6
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.4
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
17.6
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es93
.0%
94.6
%
99P
age
47
Min
eral
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
n y
perc
ent c
hang
eE
g P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-B
ET
TE
19.4
-19
80R
ate
/ %
6.8%
1994
Rat
e / %
5.5%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
4
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
).\,
24.0
11.2
8.5
8.4
32
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\
45.4
N35
.619
.426
.815
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A66
.9%
52.8
%14
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
46.2
%46
.7%
19
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
627.
837
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\17
.7,
58.3
48.0
53.7
15
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
69.5
(age
s 10
-19)
\\ \ \
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \ \h\
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \\
4.5%
7.6%
10.4
%12
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sk
36.2
, .15
.9%
10.2
%16
.2%
6
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
19.1
26.9
37
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
N55
.194
.542
.474
.512
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\14.2
19.8
%16
.9%
23.6
%4
\
Pag
e 48
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
100
(ow
n), R
ank
is b
e ed
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
1-b
est,
55=
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n27
,234
27,2
450.
0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,747
$5,4
3245
.0%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.9%
11.5
%29
.7%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
76.6
%89
.5%
16.8
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
457
3,06
5-1
1.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
503
3,73
049
.0%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.0%
6.3%
-21.
3%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
188,
150
6,50
0-2
0.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.9
%23
.9%
-20.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
3.3%
3.4%
2.2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
4.1%
4.0%
-2.3
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.7
%14
.7%
37.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.8
%19
.4%
15.6
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$25,
631
$26,
895
4.9%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92,2
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.6
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
17.4
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es89
.9%
94.6
%
101
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Min
go C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
N.N
. -1
IRat
eR
+19
80 / %19
94R
ate
/ %S
tate
Rat
e / %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
44M
E6.
9%8.
3%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
\Mil
N. \
' I 1
6.0
7.6
8.4
25
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
\N
45.2
55.0
30.2
26.8
37
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A92
.4%
52.8
%5
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
55.7
%46
.7%
38
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
370.
237
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\31
.210
9.4
75.3
53.7
54
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
78.8
(age
s 10
-19)
..6.
2%11
.1%
10.4
%37
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s33
.0I
..
16.7
%22
.2%
16.2
%50
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
17.1
26.9
35
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)s,
21.6
N10
7.4
84.3
74.5
36
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\ \ \
\ \ \19
.246
.8%
37.8
%23
.6%
54\ \
\ \\
-50
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-40
-30
-20
-10
102
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
rCou
ty R
ank
is b
as d
on
mos
t ram
nt a
vaila
ble
data
, 1=
best
, 55m
vor
t)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
52
.1
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n37
,336
33,9
53-9
.1%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,462
$6,1
7878
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
18.2
%29
.3%
60.5
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
42.6
%76
.7%
80.3
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s5,
182
6,55
226
.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s4,
084
4,42
28.
3%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.6%
12.9
%34
.4%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1813
,126
9,94
4-2
4.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
35.2
%29
.3%
-16.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
3.1%
3.2%
1.9%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
2.9%
3.4%
15.5
%
.
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.5
%18
.6%
48.4
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
30.2
%37
.7%
24.6
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$22,
900
$19,
643
-14.
2%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
90.6
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
13.8
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.4
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es95
.6%
94.6
%
103
Pag
e 49
Mon
onga
lia C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
58.6
- W
OR
SE
:.
1980
Rat
e / %
4.8%
1994
Rat
e / %
7.6%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
34
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)10
.910
.28.
439
.7 \C
hild
dea
th r
ate
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
\36
.334
.722
.126
.822
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A44
.0%
52.8
%38
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
34.2
%46
.7%
4
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
491.
937
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\.31
.9N
30.7
20.9
53.7
1
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
57.7
(age
s 10
-19)
\3.
9%6.
1%10
.4%
2
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s46
.228
.1%
15.1
%16
.2%
32
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
12.5
26.9
26
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)&
\W.
40.0
30.5
18.3
74.5
4
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\41
.5'
20.2
%11
.8%
23.6
%1
Pag
e 50
5040
104
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50('L
ou ty
Ran
k as
Oa
as o
n m
ost r
ecen
t eva
dabl
ede
la. I
.bes
t, 55
=w
Ors
t)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n75
,024
78,0
374.
0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,009
$5,4
4135
.7%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
4.5%
10.8
%13
8.1%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
77.2
%87
.4%
13.2
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s10
,470
10,3
52-1
.1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s11
,520
22,4
5794
.9%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.1%
8.1%
14.1
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1816
,658
14,8
49-1
0.9%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
22.2
%19
.0%
-14.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
3.7%
5.7%
54.3
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
3.7%
5.6%
51.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.2
%15
.8%
41.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
11.2
%19
.1%
70.7
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$28,
731
$30,
426
5.9%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.6
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
18.8
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.1
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es86
.0%
94.6
%
105
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Mon
roe
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aE
lSol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
al P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
& N
0.9
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
6.7%
1994
Rat
e / %
6.6%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
20
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)42
.4 V14
.58.
38.
429
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)19
.521
.016
.926
.812
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A61
.8%
52.8
%19
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
54.9
%46
.7%
35
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
754.
837
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&.
22.9
55.7
42.9
53.7
9
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
&10
0.7
3.5%
7.1%
10.4
%7
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s9
621
.9%
19.8
%16
.2%
45.
N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
11.4
26.9
24
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)11
7.6
.N
89.6
195.
074
.552
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
K24
.9 132
.8%
24.6
%23
.6%
31
-50
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-40
-30
-20
-10
106
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50C
Cou
iv R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t re
era
avai
labl
eda
ta. t
v-be
st. 5
5=w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
30
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n12
,873
12,9
630.
7%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,798
$5,6
7049
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
4.5%
9.4%
108.
9%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
55.1
%86
.5%
57.1
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s97
690
6-7
.2%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s85
51,
225
43.3
%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.1%
9.5%
33.8
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
183,
805
3,00
7-2
1.0%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.6
%23
.2%
-21.
5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
2.0%
1.9%
-9.0
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.8%
1 9%
77%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
6019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
8.7%
13.5
%55
.0%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
25.3
%25
.4%
0.5%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$19,
792
$21,
530
8.8%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.2
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
18.1
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.2
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es92
.3%
94.6
%
107
Pag
e 51
Mor
gan
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
IM P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-SE
&N
7.1
1980
Rat
e / %
6.4%
1994
Rat
e / %
5.9%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k° 7
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)
M=
II\
Trd
8.0
5.6
8.4
11
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
100.
077
.90.
026
.81
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A13
8.1%
52.8
%2
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
41.5
%46
.7%
11
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
288.
937
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
9.4
65.6
71.7
53.7
52&
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
138.
9(a
ges
10-1
9)\
5.3%
12.8
%10
.4%
46
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s19
7.21
.5%
25.7
%16
.2%
54
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
9.0
26.9
18
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)A
77.2
113.
125
.874
.57
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
10.5
11&
27.5
%24
.6%
23.6
%31
Pag
e 52
103
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50C
ou ty
Ran
k is
be
ed o
n m
ost r
ec n
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta, 1
-abe
st, 5
5-00
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
18
.III
..1
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n10
,711
12,9
4920
.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,677
$5,4
1847
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
4,7%
10.7
%12
9.0%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
75.3
%80
.1%
6.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s87
21,
271
45.8
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
039
2,02
194
.5%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
6.7%
5.4%
-19.
4%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
183,
022
2,79
9-7
.4%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.2
%21
.6%
-23.
4%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.2%
1.4%
17.0
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.2%
1.4%
10.9
%
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
8.5%
12.7
%50
.1%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.6
%10
.3%
-50.
1%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$24,
726
$28,
252
14.3
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.3
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.1
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.1
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es88
.9%
94.6
%
109
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Nic
hola
s C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
ISol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
g P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
91. 2
- W
OR
SE
- -R
+19
80R
ate
/ %
4.6%
1994
Rat
e / %
8.8%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
48
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)N
.:6.
5.:9
16.5
5.6
8.4
11
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)x.
,xN
x,
I62,
6'-
37.3
14.0
26.8
9
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A53
.5%
52.8
%24
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
54.1
%46
.7%
34
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
693.
737
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
N25
.5,
N78
.758
.753
.736
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
k..93
.35.
5%5
10.6
%10
.4%
32
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sN
'58.
i.23
.5%
9.8%
16.2
%5
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
25.4
26.9
42
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)49
.172
.737
.074
.59
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
K29
.8N
35.0
%24
.6%
23.6
%31
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
110
(Tau
ty R
ank
Is b
e ad
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
,1
-bes
t, 55
-wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
22
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n28
,126
27,3
81-2
.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,356
$5,3
1558
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.7%
19.6
%12
6.7%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
69.6
%87
.1%
25.1
°/s
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s6,
103
3,49
3-4
2.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
989
4,37
946
.5%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.9
%13
.4%
12.6
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
189,
062
7,19
0-2
0.7%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
32.2
%26
.3%
-18.
5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
0.6%
113.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.9%
NM
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.5
%16
.0%
52.6
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
21.0
%32
.4%
54.0
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
688
$21,
390
-9.7
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.2
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.8
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.5
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es97
.1%
94.6
%
111
Pag
e 53
Ohi
o C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
:111
'16
.9BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate/
%
7.1%
1994 9
4R
ate
/%
5.9%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
7
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\56
.120
.59.
08.
435
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)25
.239
.929
.826
.834
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A41
.9%
52.8
%44
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
33.7
%46
.7%
3
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
439.
037
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
27.8
.N
35.9
45.9
53.7
12
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
114.
1&
N6.
1%13
.0%
10.4
%49
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s47
.5N
25.7
%13
.5%
162%
20
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
16.6
26.9
32
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)&
N51
.675
.236
.474
.58
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
19.9
%18
.8%
23.6
%15
5.1
&N
Pag
e 54
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
112
(Tau
ty R
ank
see
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta. t
ab.,.
55.
wor
ed
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
10
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n61
,389
50,0
19-1
8.5%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,369
$5,2
4720
.1%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.0
%15
.7%
56.1
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
81.7
%81
.6%
-02%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s10
,351
7,36
9-2
8.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s18
,506
20,6
6311
.7%
Une
mpb
ymen
t rat
e8.
1%7.
6%-6
2%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1814
,700
10,4
67-2
8.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
23.9
%20
.9%
-12.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.1%
4.5%
9.7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
185.
9%6.
7%14
.8%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
15.8
%21
2%34
.5%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
14.7
%20
.8%
41.8
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$29,
511
$30,
037
1.8%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
yS
tate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.0
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.2
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
18.2
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es91
.8%
94.6
%
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Pen
dlet
on C
ount
y
Percent Change 1980-1994
Trend Data
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eEl
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
OR
SE
BE
TT
ER
+
MN
MIM
I 2119
Rat
e60/ %
7.6%
Ra1
9%94 te /*
.
5.9%
Sta
teR
ate/
%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k"
7N
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)N
691
28.1
8.5
8.4
32
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)21
3.1
24.5
76.8
26.8
55.
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A78
.0%
52.8
%8
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
48.2
%46
.7%
22
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
619.
537
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
k36
.2N
72.3
46.1
53.7
13
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
150.
3(a
ges
10-1
9)N
.2.
8%7.
0%10
.4%
6
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s26
.712
.7%
9.3%
16.2
%4
N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
10.2
26.9
20
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)N
52.7
258.
512
2.2
74.5
50
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
27.2
kN
23.8
%17
.3%
23.6
%7
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
114
Moo
ty R
ank
is b
a ed
on
mos
t /en
nt a
vaila
ble
data
, leb
esk
55-
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
20
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n7,
910
8,05
51.
8%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4dol
lars
)$3
,996
$5,4
9037
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.4%
6.1%
-35.
2%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
737%
93.4
%26
.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s91
31,
251
37.0
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s68
21,
168
71.3
%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
10.6
%6.
9%-3
4.9%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
82,
151
1,83
6-1
4.6%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
27.2
%22
.8%
-162
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
2.5%
2.6%
62%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
32%
3.4%
7.0%
:e
.11
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
9.4%
11.4
%20
.9%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
26.3
%16
.9%
-35.
6%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$19,
795
$22,
500
137%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
93.3
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.8
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.2
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es99
.6%
94.6
%
115
Pag
e 55
Ple
asan
ts C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aE
lSol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
106.
7
j...
2
& N
\
B E
TT
E R
+19
80R
ate
/%
4.9%
1994
Rat
e /%
Sta
teR
ate/
%C
ount
yR
ank*
5510
.2%
7.3%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)
M= 33
.,119
.913
.28.
449
N
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
84.1
84.8
13.5
26.8
8
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A45
.0%
52.8
%33
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
42.1
%46
.7%
12
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
413.
937
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\ \ \
\ \ \
21.3
.\ \
\ \ \
\ N
64.9
51.1
53.7
21
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
&45
.6,
7.5%
10.9
%10
.4%
35
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s33
.61
22.8
%15
.2%
162/
o34
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
2.2
26.9
3
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s),
N47
.412
6.7
66.7
74.5
25
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
40.2
,I
II
I
30.1
%18
.0%
23.6
%10
-50
Pag
e 56
-40
-30
116
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(T
oo ty
Ran
k os
to e
d on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
. I. b
ests
55-
nto
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
26
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n8,
236
7,49
5-9
.0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4dol
lars
)$5
,377
$6,6
6524
.0%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
5.2%
112%
114.
3%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
69.3
%95
.5%
37.9
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s2,
610
1,38
5-4
6.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s89
21,
218
36.5
%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.5%
11.1
%30
.6%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
510
1,84
0-2
6.7%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.5
%24
.5%
-19.
4%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.4%
0.5%
36.4
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.3%
0.5%
53.5
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.1
%16
.8%
51.3
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.5
%25
2%52
.4%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$28,
455
$26,
110
-82%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.6
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
15.8
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
20.7
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es97
.0%
94.6
%
117
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Poc
ahon
tas
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
a11
. Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
g P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
RS
E
7.0
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate/
%
7.5%
1994
Rat
e / %
7.0%
Sta
teR
ate/
%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
26P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s%
,.
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)N
74.4
22.4
5.7
8.4
13
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
30.1
N68
.547
.926
.853
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A34
.3%
52.8
%52
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
63.5
%46
.7%
47
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
1291
.237
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
.30
.3N
90.0
62.7
53.7
38
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
11.0
82%
7.3%
10.4
%8
(age
s 10
-19)
&N
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s27
.N7
226%
16.3
%16
2%36
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
27.8
26.9
44
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
20.2 \
141.
711
3.0
74.5
46
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
kN
46.3
34.1
%18
.3%
23.6
%14
I
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
110
(Tau
nt)/
Ran
k is
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta, 1
=be
st, 5
5=w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
39
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n9,
919
9,04
0-8
.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4dol
lars
)$4
,496
$5,7
5328
.0°A
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.7°
A8.
4%-3
3%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
55.9
%90
.8%
62.4
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
184
1,45
222
.6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
252
2,26
681
.0%
Une
mpb
ymen
t rat
e11
2%13
.8%
232%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
738
1,99
0-2
7.3%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
27.6
%22
.0%
-20.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.1%
1.3%
21.2
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
0.3%
1.3%
282.
2%
.
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le -
par
ent f
amili
es9.
4%15
.1%
60.4
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
13.3
%26
.3%
972%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
045
$20,
595
-10.
6%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
93.5
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
15.0
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
17.0
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es96
.5%
94.6
%
119
Pag
e 57
Pre
ston
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
RS
E
MO
M17
.51
-19
10R
ate
/%
8.0%
9.4%
Sta
teR
ate/
%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
53P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)11
.6I1\
13.6
15.2
8452
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
50.9
52.9
26.0
26.8
25
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)66
.5%
52.8
%16
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
59.4
%46
.7%
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
50.7
370.
4N
M
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
32.9
77.0
51.7
53.7
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
122.
0(a
ges
10-1
9)\\\\
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \ \\ \
\ \ \
\ \\ \ \
\ \\
3.9%
8.7
%10
.4%
18
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
44 N4
25.3
%14
.1%
16.2
%26
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
6226
.911
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)Ka
31.2
144.
999
.774
.5
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\ \ \
\ \ \\ \
\ \ \
\37
.0\ \
N30
.1%
19.0
%23
.6%
16
Pag
e 58
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
120
(Too
ty fl
anks
ba
ad o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ave
rtab
leda
ta. 1
=00
01, 5
5= y
ears
d
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
35
.
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n30
,460
29,8
34-2
.1%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4dol
lars
)$3
,690
$5,0
2936
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.5%
14.8
%55
.0%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
67.9
%89
.8%
32.1
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
600
3,25
4-9
.6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
289
3,97
473
.6%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
10.8
%9.
5%-1
2.0%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
89,
392
7,70
4-1
8.0%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.8
%25
.8%
-16.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.5%
0.7%
52.4
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.5%
0.9%
88.2
%
.I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
9.3%
13.0
%40
.7%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
22.7
%22
.7%
0.1%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
414
$23,
222
-0.8
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
94.5
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.5
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
17.5
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es96
.6%
94.6
%
121
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Put
nam
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
a11
11 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
RS
E
\ N
BE
TT
ER
MN 21
.71
+.
6.2%
1994
Rat
e /%
Sta
teR
ate/
%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k
3P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s4.
9%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)'S
65.1
10.3
3.6
8.4
5
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
&39
.4N
29.3
17.8
26.8
14
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A68
.6%
52.8
%13
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
30.8
%46
.7%
2
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
157.
037
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
1
K23
.852
.440
.053
.77
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
101.
0k
N3.
1%6.
3%10
.4%
3
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s26
.820
.0%
14.7
%16
.2%
30N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
10.6
26.9
23
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)25
.7N
85.9
63.9
74.5
22
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
k33
.2N
20.1
%13
4%23
.6%
2
-50
-40
-30
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(T
ot; t
y R
ank
is b
ased
on
mas
t rec
ent a
vatla
bla
data
. I-b
est.
55=
wor
st)
122
WV
KID
S
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n38
,181
47,9
6525
.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,725
$4,9
6633
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
4.7%
8.2%
73.4
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e77
.7%
90.7
%1.
6.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
948
6,44
363
.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s3,
772
9,63
015
5.3%
Une
rnpl
oyrn
entr
ate
105%
7.0%
-33.
3%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
811
,616
12,2
235.
2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
30.4
%25
.5%
-16.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.4%
1.1%
148.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.6%
1.5%
151.
6%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
8.4%
13.0
%54
.5%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
11.4
%14
.2%
24.8
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$30,
877
$31,
448
1.8%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
93.5
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.6
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.1
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es96
.4%
94.6
%
-
123
Pag
e 59
Ral
eigh
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aE
lSol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
RS
EB
ET
TE
R+
1980
Rat
e /%
1994
Rat
e / %
Sta
teR
ate
/%C
ount
yR
ank'
52P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s72
%9.
3%7.
3%28
.28
.9
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)23
.114
.711
.38.
441
\
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)27
.541
.229
.926
.835
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A44
.9%
52.8
%34
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
49.2
%46
.7%
24
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
349.
037
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&33
N9
82.3
54.4
53.7
31
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
74.6
(age
s 10
-19)
\\\\ \
\ \ \\
\ \ \
\ \ \\ \
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \\
6.4%
11.1
%10
.4%
37
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
41.6
N30
.6%
17.9
%16
2%
40
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
60.5
26.9
55
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
53.9
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)72
.311
1.3
74.5
44K
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
7.0
31.8
%29
.6%
23.6
%44
&N
Pag
e 60
-50
-40
-30
12-2
0-1
00
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
('Cou
nty
Ran
k A
T b
e ad
on
mos
t re
ni a
vaila
ble
data
. 1=
be5t
, 55-
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
53
II
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
86,8
21
$3,5
02
78,1
43
$5,2
30
-10.
0%
49.4
%
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.2%
19.2
%13
3.0%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
45.0
%87
.1%
93.6
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s11
,798
8,27
7-2
9.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s14
,292
19,3
6935
.5%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.9%
9.6%
-3.0
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1826
,270
19,4
48-2
6.0%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
30.3
%24
.9%
-17.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
8.5%
8.9%
3.7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
9.2%
10.7
%16
2%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.5
%17
.8%
69.0
%
Per
cent
child
reni
npov
erty
16.0
%28
.8%
80.3
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$27,
298
$24,
391
-10.
7%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
90.7
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
18.8
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.8
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es97
.2%
94.6
%
125
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Ran
dolp
h C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
IE] P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
---
E 16.9
N
-R
+19
00R
ate/
%
5.0%
1994
Rat
e /%
5.9%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
7
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
38.8
.10
.56.
58.
415
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)15
.6\
36.3
30.7
26.8
40N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A38
.2%
52.8
%48
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
57.7
%46
.7%
41
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
506.
337
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&24
.1 N68
.852
.253
.724
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
70.8
NN
.X
'6.
1%10
.5%
10.4
%31
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
N7
62.2
8.6%
10.7
%16
.2%
8
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
24.5
26.9
40
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)25
.3N
51.1
64.0
74.5
23
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
21.5
N33
.7%
26.4
%23
.6%
38
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
126
(Cou
ty R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t roc
nt a
vatta
bto
data
. Ibe
st, 3
5=w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
21
:.T
otal
pop
ulat
ion
28,7
3428
,560
-0.6
%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,792
$5,2
8139
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.2%
12.8
%56
.1%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
68.1
%81
.8%
20.1
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s4,
082
3,80
2-6
.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s5,
241
7,09
635
.4%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.8%
10.8
%10
2%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age1
88,
071
6,55
0-1
8.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
28.1
%22
.9%
-18.
4%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.2%
1.7%
38.4
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
180.
7%1.
6%11
7.7%
- es
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le -
par
ent f
amili
es10
.8%
16.6
%53
.8%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
21.0
%29
.9%
42.6
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
483
$21,
522
-84%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
93.7
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.8
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.2
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es83
.9%
94.6
%
127
Pag
e 61
Ritc
hie
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
a1.
1 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
10 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
&N
BE
TT
ER
21.7
+19
80R
ate
/%
7.4%
1994
Rat
e /*
/.
5.8%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
6
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)N
70.9
11.8
3.4
8.4
4
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
N10
0.0
32.3
0.0
26.8
1
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)L
NA
42.9
%52
.8%
41
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
55 .3
%46
.7%
36
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
759.
437
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
KN
40.4
90.3
53.9
53.7
30
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
102.
0\\\
\\ \ \ \\
\ \ \
\ \ \\ \
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \ N
5.4%
11.0
%10
.4%
36
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s7.
7k
23.3
°k21
.5%
16.2
%49
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
1.8
26.9
1
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)6.
0,
213.
022
5.7
74.5
55
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
14.9
&.
29.9
%25
.4%
23.6
%37
N
Pag
e 62
128
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(T
oo ty
Ran
k Is
ba
ed a
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
ilabl
ede
la, I
kbes
k 55
meo
sst)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
29
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n11
,442
10,2
89-1
0.1%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,675
$6,2
7670
.8%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
6.1%
14.8
%14
1.4%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
67.6
%77
.4%
14.5
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
877
2,15
314
.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
008
1,41
840
.7%
unem
ploy
men
t rat
e13
.0%
15.2
%16
.9%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
183,
258
2,39
4-2
6.5%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.5
%23
3%-1
83%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.2%
0.3%
50.1
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.4%
NM
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts'9
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.7
%16
.8%
43.6
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
22.0
%34
.9%
58.4
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$21,
023
$20,
584
-2.1
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.3
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
I6.1
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.8
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es95
.2%
94.6
%
129
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Roa
ne C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
En
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
ME
M
. -R
+19
80R
ate1
%
86%
1994
Rat
e /*
/.
6.4%
Sta
teR
ate
f%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
16.
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)
1MM
18.0
11.5
8.4
4535
.9\
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)
111. 32
.4.
46.7
31.6
26.8
42
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A35
.9%
52.8
%51
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
65.7
%46
.7%
49
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
24.6
370.
4N
M
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
227 N
85.8
66.3
53.7
47
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
170.
4(a
ges
10-1
9)s
,4.
7%12
.8%
10.4
%46
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
&N
51.4
26.7
%13
.0%
16.2
%19
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
11.6
26.9
25
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)16
0.3
&.
N60
.615
7.8
74.5
51
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
18.6
36.3
%29
.5%
23.6
%43
N
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
130
+S
O('C
ou ty
Ran
k is
Oa
ad o
n m
ost r
oc n
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta. 5
=05
55, 5
5=w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
48
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n15
,952
15,2
31-4
.5%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,131
$5,2
7368
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.4%
18.1
%11
6.6%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
62.5
%79
.5%
27.2
°k
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s2,
276
2,61
314
.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
641
2,05
325
.1%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.4
%13
.8%
21.1
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
184,
493
3,85
6-1
4.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
28.2
%25
.3%
-10.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.9%
0.6%
-32.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.6%
NM
1N
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le -
pare
nt fa
mili
es10
.4%
16.6
%58
.8%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.4
%38
.2%
87.3
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$21,
058
$17,
898
-15.
0%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.8
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.3
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.6
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es98
.1%
94.6
%
131
Pag
e 63
Sum
mer
s C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
lEg
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-B
ET
TE
R
8.9
.N
+R
ate/
1960
%
8.2%
1994
Rat
e / %
8.9%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
49
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)38
.6N
22.7
13.9
8.4
51
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)
50.9
s61
.930
.426
.839
t
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A55
.0%
52.8
%22
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
60.9
%46
.7%
46
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
692.
637
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&N
42.8
89.2
51.0
53.7
20
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
5 3 .
8.5%
8.9%
10.4
%20
(age
s 10
-19)
.
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
ss.
32.8
34.9
%23
.4%
16.2
%52
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
7.9
26.9
14
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)
15.2
&N
123.
910
5.0
74.5
42
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
16.4
.I
s39
.0%
32.6
%23
.6%
48
324°
Pag
e 64
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50rC
ou ty
Ran
k is
be
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t eva
dabl
eda
ta,
I =ba
st, 5
5e-w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
50
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n15
,875
14,1
34-1
1.0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
rpup
il
(199
4dol
lars
)$4
,104
$5,9
7045
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
16.3
%19
.6%
20.7
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
53.5
%86
2%62
4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s86
068
2-2
0.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
513
1,74
215
.1%
Une
mpl
orne
nt r
ate
131%
12.1
%-7
.6%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
84,
304
3,12
9-2
7.3%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
27.1
%22
1%-1
8.3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
7.8%
7.1%
-9.0
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
184.
2%4.
1%-3
.3%
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le -
par
ent f
amili
es14
2%17
.4%
226%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
29.3
%32
.3%
10.3
%
Med
ianf
amily
inco
me(
1990
dolla
rs)
$20,
426
$20,
076
-1.7
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.2
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.2
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
19.2
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es93
.9%
94.6
%
133
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Tay
lor
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eM
I Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE 16
.316
.\
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate/
%
7.9%
1994
Rat
e/ %
9.2%
Sta
teR
ate/
%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
51
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
).
44.2
16.8
9.3
8.4
36
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)52
.027
.513
.226
.86
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A63
.8%
52.8
%17
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
53.6
°/0
46.7
%32
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
104.
137
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
,36
.5N
76.4
48.5
53.7
16
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
66.8
(age
s 10
-19)
getW
NX
NN
.5.
0%8.
4%10
.4%
16
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
N54
.425
.7%
11.7
%16
.2%
13
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
22.2
26.9
39
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)...
.69
.712
2.0
37.0
74.5
9
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
36.1
N30
.9*/
019
.7%
23.6
%18
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
134
Moo
ty R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
. 1=
best
. 55=
wor
sd
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
15
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n16
,584
15,2
59-8
.0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,798
$5,6
0047
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.8
%17
2%59
.4%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
72.7
%81
.7%
12.4
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
608
1552
-3.5
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
322
1,49
613
2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.7
%9.
5%-1
8.8%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age1
84,
900
3,67
1-2
5.1%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
29.5
%24
.1%
-18.
6%
Por
tent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.0%
1.3%
28.8
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.9°
/01.
5%63
.8%
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-
pare
nt fa
mili
es12
.0%
16.4
%36
.9%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
19.6
%29
.4%
50.0
%
Med
ianf
amily
inco
me(
1990
dolla
rs)
$23,
729
$22,
357
-5.8
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
94.3
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
18.6
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.3
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es84
.9%
94.6
%
135
Pag
e 65
Tuc
ker
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
..
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-W
OR
SE
28.0
.'
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
7.8%
1994
Rat
e / %
10.0
%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
54
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)13
.6.
19.1
21.7
8.4
54N
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\.
N81
.275
.514
.226
.810
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A30
.0%
52.8
%54
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
58.6
%46
.7%
43
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
483.
937
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\26
.863
.446
.453
.714
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
8 3
3.9%
4.2%
10.4
%1
(age
s 10
-19)
N
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
N57
.417
.8%
7.6%
162%
2
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
8.6
26.9
17
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
713.
0(a
ges
15-1
9 pe
r 10
0,00
0 te
ens)
\N
25.3
205.
874
.554
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\30
.1N
25.7
%18
.0%
23.6
%10
Pag
e 66
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
133
(Too
ly R
anh
m b
e ed
on
mos
t rec
ent e
vada
ble
data
. Isb
est,
55m
vors
t)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
32
.
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n8,
675
7,84
1-9
.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4dol
lars
)$3
,452
$5,4
3957
.6%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
5.2%
8.1%
54.4
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
72.0
%81
.4%
13.1
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
104
1,41
628
.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
016
1,63
160
.5%
Une
mpl
oym
entr
ale
9.3%
12.9
%38
7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
497
1,78
3-2
8.6%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
28.8
%22
.7%
-21.
0%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
0.5%
51.6
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
180.
0%0.
8%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90%
Cha
nge
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.0
%11
.3%
13.8
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.7
%22
2%7.
5%
Med
ianf
amily
inco
me(
1990
dolla
rs)
$21,
317
$22,
825
7.1%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
93.2
%92
.2%
Pup
ilfT
each
er R
atio
19.0
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.3
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es96
.2%
94.6
%
137
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Tyl
er C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
ISol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eLE
/ Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
O--
.E
10.2
N
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/%
6.2%
1994
Rat
e /%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k
246.
8%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
-110
0.0
16.9
0.0
8.4
1
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\
N10
0.0
00.0
37,4
0.0
26.8
1
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A88
.9%
52.8
%7
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
48.1
%46
.7%
21
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
400.
337
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&37
.3N
69.9
43.8
53.7
11
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
45.4
,
N6.
0%8.
7%10
.4%
18(a
ges
10-1
9),
.\N
\
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s35
.6,q
17.3
%11
.2%
162%
9
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
5.9
26.9
9
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)3&
1\
.39
.353
.574
.518
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
35.1
N29
.6%
192%
23.6
%17
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
138
+50
(too
ty R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t rev
re
avai
labl
eda
ta, '
=be
st, 5
5.w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n11
,320
10,0
34-1
1.4%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,489
$6,1
5176
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
6.3%
13.8
%11
7.4%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
75.4
%82
.1%
8.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
446
1,41
4-2
2%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s81
510
0022
.7%
Une
rtpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.3%
8.4%
-9.7
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
83,
515
2,43
4-3
0.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
31.1
%24
.3%
-21.
9%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.2%
0.6%
179.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.6%
.
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
tfam
ilies
8.7%
14.1
%61
.1%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
17.3
%20
.5%
18.3
%
Med
ianf
amily
inco
me(
1990
dolla
rs)
$28,
494
$25,
462
-10.
6%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
93.3
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
13.6
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
14.6
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es95
.7%
94.6
%
139
Pag
e 67
Ups
hur
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aE
lSol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
&N
11.7
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/*/.
7.2%
1994
Rat
e /%
6.3%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
14
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)&
22.0
16.9
13.2
8.4
49\
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)10
.6N
31.7
35.0
26.8
45
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A76
.0%
52.8
%10
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
52.6
°/0
46.7
%30
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
206.
737
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
9.7
54.6
49.3
53.7
17&
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
133.
3(a
ges
10-1
9)\\\\
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \ \
\\ \ \
\ \ \\ \
\ \ \
\ \\ \ \
\ \\
4.1%
9.5%
10.4
%22
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s29
.29
.824
.9%
17.5
%16
.2%
39
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
36.3
26.9
46
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\ \
\ \ \\
\ \N
40.8
64.9
38.4
74.5
11
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
4 1
30.4
%29
.1%
23.6
%42
&
Pag
e 68
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50rc
ou ty
Ran
k is
ba
sai a
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta. I
nbas
k 55
=w
erst
)
140
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
37
.
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n23
,427
23,6
821.
1%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,516
$5,0
5243
.7%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
6.0%
18.4
%20
6.1%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
67.9
%80
.5%
18.5
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
824
3,43
9-1
0.1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s3,
783
4,78
026
.4%
Una
mpl
oym
entr
ate
7.9%
102%
29.1
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
186,
630
5,70
1-1
4.0%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
28.3
%24
.1%
-14.
9%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.8%
1.4%
77.7
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
180.
5%1.
4%14
8.7%
.1
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le -
pare
nt fa
mili
es9.
8%16
.3%
66.9
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.0
%30
.0%
50.3
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$24,
408
$22,
267
-8.8
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.6
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
17.3
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.8
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es94
.8%
94.6
%
1 4
'1
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Way
ne C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e1E
1 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
31. 9
.4
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate/
%
6.1%
1994
Rat
e / %
8.0%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %-
417.
3%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)N
C
K7.
07.
08.
418
N
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
&N
50.8
44.4
21.8
26.8
21
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A51
.1%
52.8
%26
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
46.1
%46
.7%
18
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e
(per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
A36
4.9
370.
4N
M
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&26
.1''
76.1
56.2
53.7
33
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
67.1
(age
s 10
-19)
wc
xN
i4.
5%7.
5%10
.4%
11
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
N6
57.3
2.3%
13.7
%16
.2%
23
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)N
A16
.726
.933
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)14
.8&
N72
.383
.074
.535
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
16.6
.32
.8%
27.3
%23
.6%
40N
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
142
(Too
fy R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t roc
nt a
vaila
ble
data
. t =
best
, 55
=w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
19
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n46
,021
42,4
80-7
.7%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4dol
lars
)$3
,420
$5,3
2755
.7%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.0%
15.6
%95
.1%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e69
.5%
89.2
%28
.5%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
815
4,28
312
.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s3,
067
5,20
769
.8%
Une
rrpl
oym
entr
ate
9.5%
92%
-32%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1814
,134
10,3
50-2
6.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
30.7
%24
.4%
-20.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
03%
0.6%
133.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
02%
0.7%
239.
0%
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le -
par
ent f
amili
es10
.4%
15.5
%48
.3%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
23.8
%28
.5%
19.6
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$24,
697
$23,
525
-4.7
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
92.6
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
15.2
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.6
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es10
3.2%
94.6
%
143
Pag
e 69
Web
ster
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
i Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
..
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-S
E
...
BE
TT
ER
.2
+19
80R
ate
/%
6.7%
1994
Rat
e /%
6.4%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
16
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)29
.614
.318
.68.
4K
\
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)20
.945
.335
.826
.847
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A44
.5%
52.8
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
73.5
%46
.7%
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
818.
037
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
K32
.690
.761
.253
.737
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
&58
.6N
I7.
0%11
.1%
10.4
%37
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s65
.448
.4%
16.7
%16
.2%
37
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
6.0
26.9
10
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)a
61.2
113.
944
.274
.514
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
22.0
.43
.6%
34.0
%23
.6%
52
Pag
e 70
144
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50('C
ou ty
Ran
k i a
bs e
d on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
, I =
best
, 55a
vors
t)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
49
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n12
,245
10,4
17-1
4.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4dol
lars
)$3
,692
$5,5
4850
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
76.1
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s80
8
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
8
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.1%
0.7%
1,37
6.5%
19.3
%30
.3%
57.0
%
15.0
%
3,99
7
32.6
%
0.1%
81.8
%7.
4%
921
1,22
933
.4%
1,08
734
.5%
16.1
%7.
3%
2,70
7-3
2.3%
26.0
%-2
0.4%
0.5%
273.
4%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
132%
36.0
%
$17,
917
19.6
%
46.0
%
$15,
489
492%
27.6
%
-13.
6%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.1
%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
15.5
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
16.2
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es88
.9%
92.2
%16
.7
16.7
yrs
94.6
%
145
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Wet
zel C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aE
lSol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
I-
OR
SE 16
.8M
EI
- -R
+19
80R
ate
10%
5.1%
1994
Rat
el%
6.0%
Sta
teR
ate/
%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
11P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)..\
31.6
16.6
11.3
8.4
41
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)24
.934
.926
.226
.826
&N
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A42
.0%
52.8
%43
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
44.3
%46
.7%
16
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
443.
837
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
.19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
11.7
. \\
60.4
53.3
53.7
27_,
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
131.
5(a
ges
10-1
9)S
V\\
\1/
4N
.4.
6%10
.7%
10.4
%34
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
N\
26.9
V&
20.7
%15
.1%
162%
32
NA
26.7
26.9
43
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)14
.8...
.91
.577
.974
.530
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
N''.
'28
.029
.4%
21.2
%23
.6%
23
-50
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-40
-30
146
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(T
on ty
Fla
nk is
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
ev n
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta. I
ets
est,
55m
vors
t)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
25
.
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n21
,874
18,9
61
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,541
$5,5
73
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.4%
16.6
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
75.3
%81
.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
946
1,61
2
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
703
3,55
4
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
10.1
%10
.9%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
86,
698
4,63
6
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.6
%24
.5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
0.6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.6%
.
Per
cent
child
reni
nsi
ngle
- pa
rent
fam
ilies
11.4
%15
.9%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
13.7
%26
.6%
Med
ianf
amily
inco
me(
1990
dolla
rs)
$30,
437
$28,
122
-13.
3%
57.4
%
98.4
%
8.7%
-172
%
31.5
%
7.9%
-30.
8%
-20.
2%
66.8
%
NM
392%
94.0
%
-7.6
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
94.2
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
14.6
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
15.9
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es95
.1%
94.6
%
147
Pag
e 71
Wirt
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-W
OR
SE
&4.8
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/%
6.6%
1994
Rat
e /%
7.0%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
26
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
280.
45.
922
,58.
455
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
).
\
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)10
7.6
\N
17.9
37.2
26.8
49
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A44
.0%
52.8
%38
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
51.9
%46
.7%
29
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
0.0
370.
4N
M
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
.N
40.0
61.1
36.7
53.7
5
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
23.1
N5.
2%6.
4%10
.4%
4(a
ges
10-1
9)k
.
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\ \
\ \ \\
\ \ \
\ \ \
41.2
\ \ \
\ \ \
\ \ \
17.8
%10
.5 %
16.2
%7
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
4.8
26.9
7
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)26
.0'N
39.7
50.0
74.5
17
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
..37
.727
.5%
17.1
%23
.6%
6
Pag
e 72
143
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50C
Cou
ty R
ank
IsD
a ad
an
mos
t rec
ent e
vada
ble,
data
,=
bast
, 55=
w:1
W)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
14
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n4,
922
5,44
410
.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$4
,063
$5,3
0830
.7%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.8%
16.6
%11
3.9%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
662%
79.0
%19
.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s33
844
130
.5%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s24
640
966
.3%
Une
rnpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.7
%15
2%29
.9%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
81,
508
1,39
6-7
.4%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
30.6
%25
.6%
-16.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
0.2%
-36.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
180.
0%0.
2%N
M
1
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le p
aren
t fam
ilies
7.9%
14.3
%82
.0%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
19.7
%24
.9%
26.2
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$22,
006
$21,
193
-3.7
%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
91.7
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
14.3
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
19.2
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es92
.5%
94.6
%
149
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Woo
d C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
a.1
11 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
in P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
RS
E
11.2
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/*/.
7.7%
1994
Rat
e/ %
6.8%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.3%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
24P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)N
54.8
18.5
8.4
8.4
30
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n).\
N53
.336
.517
.026
.813
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A49
.5%
52.8
%29
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
37.7
%46
.7%
9
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
0.0
370.
4N
M
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&21
.168
.353
.953
.730
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
NN
XN
.N.
51.2
N.N
.N
6.6%
10.0
%10
.4%
27
Per
cent
hig
hsch
oold
ropo
uts
37.6.
23.0
%14
.3%
16.2
%27
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
38.2
26.9
47
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
93.0
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)N
41.3
79.6
74.5
31
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\ \ \
\ \ \
25.3
\ \ \
\ \ \\ \
\24
.1%
18.0
%23
.6%
10
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
150
+50
Mob
jrtR
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t rec
ent a
mia
ble
data
. 1.b
est.
55-w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
16
.1
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n93
,648
88,0
04-6
.0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4dol
lars
)$3
,544
$5,1
4745
.2%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.5%
13.3
%78
.3%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
74.9
%86
.5%
15.6
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s18
,139
16,1
03-1
1.2%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s18
,000
25,9
3344
.1%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.1%
7.3%
-19.
8%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1826
,934
20,5
46-2
3.7%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
28.8
%23
.3%
-18.
8%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.2%
1.8%
46.5
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
1.4%
2.5%
77.2
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le -
par
ent f
amili
es12
.6%
17.9
%42
.4%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
14.7
/018
.7%
26.9
%
Med
ianf
arni
lyin
com
e(19
90do
llars
)$2
9,49
4$3
0,58
23.
7%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
94.2
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
16.0
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
19.8
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es92
.9%
94.6
%
151
Pag
e 73
Wyo
min
g C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
4T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-W
O
&N
I.
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/%
7.5%
1994
Rat
e /%
6.7%
Sta
teR
ate
/./.
7.3%
-
21
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
).
71.5
13.4
3.8
8.4
6
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)44
.651
.528
.526
.830
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A41
.1%
52.8
%47
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
59.7
%46
.7%
45
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
590.
837
0.4
NM
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
26.5
N85
.562
.853
.739
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
217.
4(a
ges
10-1
9)\.
N4.
8%15
.1%
10.4
%54
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s29
.29
.6N
21.3
%15
.0%
16.2
%31
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
NA
7.5
26.9
12
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)&
N38
.511
0.3
67.8
74.5
26
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
.,
21.3
.44
.3%
34.9
%23
.6%
53
0
Pag
e 74
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(.
Cou
ty R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t roc
ra
evad
able
data
. lob
os!.
55ow
ors0
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
42
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
94ng
eC
ha%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n35
,993
28,4
88-2
0.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
4 do
llars
)$3
,527
$5,8
4465
.7%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
12.9
%25
.5%
97.8
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
42.7
%81
.5%
90.8
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s6,
599
2,87
4-5
6.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
554
2,63
03.
0%
Une
mpl
oyrn
entr
ate
12.6
%12
4%-1
.6%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1812
,472
7,79
1-3
7.5%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
34.7
%27
.3%
-21.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.4%
1.4%
0.0%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
1.3%
1.3%
0.0%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.1
%16
.9%
66.8
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
24.1
%36
.2%
50.4
%
Med
ianf
amily
inco
me(
1990
dolla
rs)
$27,
300
$20,
730
-24.
1%
Edu
catio
n In
dica
tors
Indi
cato
rC
ount
ySt
ate
Rat
e %
Rat
e %
Per
cent
Stu
dent
s A
ttend
ing
Sch
ool
88.6
%92
.2%
Pup
il/T
each
er R
atio
19.2
16.7
Yea
rs T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
erie
nce
17.7
yrs
16.7
yrs
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Gra
duat
es95
.6%
94.6
%
153
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
SQ
T
SeD!puedda
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
How
an
indi
cato
r or
bac
kgro
und
fact
or w
asco
nstr
ucte
d is
pres
ente
d w
hen
staf
f at t
he S
urve
yR
esea
rch
Cen
ter
perf
orm
ed c
alcu
latio
ns to
det
erm
ine
rate
s or
per
cent
ages
.In
dica
tor
or b
ackg
roun
d fa
ctor
cla
rific
atio
n is
pro
-vi
ded
for
thos
e va
riabl
es n
eedi
ng s
ome
expl
anat
ion
abou
t the
dat
a; th
is d
oes
not a
pply
to e
very
var
iabl
e.D
ata
sour
ces
are
the
sam
e fo
r bo
th s
tate
and
cou
nty
unle
ss o
ther
wis
e sp
ecifi
ed. W
hen
the
natio
nal d
ata
sour
ce w
as d
iffer
ent f
rom
the
stat
e or
cou
nty
sour
ce,
ther
e ar
e he
adin
gs s
peci
fyin
g di
ffere
nt s
tate
and
na-
tiona
l sou
rces
.
CH
ILD
AB
US
E/N
EG
LEC
T R
AT
E(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
Indi
cato
r:T
he n
umbe
r of
sub
stan
tiate
d m
altr
eatm
ent a
nd r
isk
ofm
altr
eatm
ent c
ases
"op
ened
" du
ring
Fis
cal Y
ear
1993
-94
for
furt
her
serv
icin
g by
Chi
ld P
rote
ctiv
e S
ervi
ces
orre
ferr
ed a
genc
y pe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t the
sta
te a
nd c
ount
y le
vel,
this
indi
cato
r is
a r
ate
per
100,
000
child
ren
base
d on
199
3-19
94 fi
scal
yea
r da
ta.
The
rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
as 1
00,0
00 ti
mes
the
num
ber
ofch
ildre
n un
der
18 h
avin
g "o
pen"
sub
stan
tiate
d ab
use
and
negl
ect c
ases
div
ided
by
the
tota
l num
ber
of c
hil-
dren
und
er 1
8.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
No
tren
d da
ta h
as b
een
calc
ulat
ed fo
r th
is in
dica
tor
due
to th
e un
avai
labi
lity
of 1
980
data
. Due
to th
e im
plem
en-
tatio
n of
a n
ew d
ata
base
sys
tem
, 199
3-94
dat
a w
as u
sed
due
to th
e un
avai
labi
lity
of 1
994-
95 d
ata.
The
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
unde
r 18
is b
ased
on
1990
cen
sus
data
. Dif-
fere
nces
in th
e re
port
ing
proc
edur
es o
f ind
ivid
ual c
oun-
ties
will
affe
ct th
e in
divi
dual
cou
nty
rate
s, a
nd, t
here
-fo
re, l
imits
the
com
paris
on o
f rat
es a
cros
s co
untie
s.
15P
age
76
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(199
3) C
hild
Abu
se a
nd N
egle
ct D
ata
Bas
e, A
nnua
l Rep
ort,
Fis
cal Y
ear
begi
nnin
g O
ctob
er 1
,19
93 a
nd e
ndin
g S
epte
mbe
r 30
, 199
4.
CH
ILD
DE
AT
H R
AT
E(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)In
dica
tor:
The
num
ber
of d
eath
s du
e to
all
caus
es, o
f chi
ldre
n be
-tw
een
the
ages
of 1
-14
year
s, p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is v
aria
ble
is a
rat
e pe
r10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n ba
sed
on a
five
-yea
r av
erag
e (1
976,
1977
, 197
8, 1
979,
and
198
0 fo
r 19
80 a
nd 1
990,
199
1,19
92, 1
993,
and
199
4 fo
r 19
94).
The
rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
as 1
00,0
00 ti
mes
the
num
ber
of c
hild
dea
ths
due
to a
llca
uses
div
ided
by
the
tota
l num
ber
of c
hild
ren
ages
1-14
. The
nat
iona
l rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
in th
e sa
me
man
ner
but i
s ba
sed
only
on
1994
dat
a an
d no
t on
a fiv
e-ye
arav
erag
e.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Due
to th
e sm
all n
umbe
r of
chi
ld d
eath
s on
the
coun
tyle
vel,
a sm
all c
hang
e in
the
actu
al n
umbe
r fr
om th
e pe
-rio
d 19
80 to
199
4 m
ay r
esul
t in
a la
rge
perc
enta
gech
ange
for
tren
d da
ta. T
he n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
n 1-
14 y
ears
old
is b
ased
on
1990
cen
sus
data
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0, 1
994)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
And
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lthS
tatis
tics
Cen
ter,
Cha
rlest
on, W
V. N
atio
nal(1
994)
Birt
hsan
d D
eath
s: U
nite
d S
tate
s, 1
995.
Mon
thly
Vita
l Sta
tis-
tics
Rep
ort,
Vol
. 45
No.
3, S
uppl
.2,
Hya
ttsvi
lle, M
ary-
land
:N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
r H
ealth
Sta
tistic
s. O
ctob
er 4
,19
96.
ED
UC
AT
ION
AL
EX
PE
ND
ITU
RE
S P
ER
PU
PIL
(199
4 D
olla
rs)
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t:C
urre
nt p
er p
upil
expe
nditu
res
base
d on
ave
rage
dai
lyat
tend
ance
for
publ
ic s
choo
l pro
gram
s pr
e-ki
nder
gar-
ten
thro
ugh
12th
gra
de e
xpre
ssed
in 1
994
cons
tant
dol
-la
rs.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?F
or c
ompa
rison
pur
pose
s, e
duca
tiona
l exp
endi
ture
dat
afo
r 19
80-1
981
wer
e co
nver
ted
into
199
4 do
llars
; a d
e-fla
tor
of .5
16 w
as p
rovi
ded
by th
e N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
rE
duca
tion
Sta
tistic
s.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) W
V D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion:
1980
-198
1 E
duca
tiona
l Sta
tistic
s S
umm
ary
Ann
ual R
e-po
rt, P
age
137.
(19
94)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n:G
ener
al C
urre
nt E
xpen
se F
und.
Exp
endi
ture
s on
a P
erP
upil
Bas
is fo
r th
e 19
94-9
5 Y
ear.
EM
PLO
YM
EN
T T
O P
OP
ULA
TIO
N R
AT
IOIn
dica
tor:
The
per
cent
of t
he p
opul
atio
n 16
yea
rs o
f age
and
ove
rw
ho a
re e
mpl
oyed
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
his
ratio
is c
onst
ruct
ed b
y di
vidi
ng th
e po
pula
tion
16ye
ars
of a
ge a
nd o
ver
by th
e nu
mbe
r w
ho a
reem
plye
d.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
A n
umbe
r of
the
popu
latio
n 16
and
ove
r m
ay n
ot b
e ab
leto
wor
k; th
is in
dica
tor
does
not
take
that
into
acc
ount
.In
look
ing
at e
mpl
oym
ent,
how
ever
, it i
s a
good
mea
-su
re b
ecau
se it
is n
ot in
fluen
ced
by th
e flu
ctua
tions
ofth
ose
seek
ing
empl
oym
ent a
nd th
ose
who
hav
e qu
itse
ekin
g em
ploy
men
t.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(199
5) T
able
I, S
tate
and
Reg
iona
lU
nem
ploy
men
t, 19
95 A
nnua
l Ave
rage
. Nat
iona
l(199
5)U
nite
d S
tate
s D
epar
tmen
t of L
abor
, pag
es 9
6-14
7. P
ro-
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
,co
ntin
ued
vide
d by
Wes
t Virg
inia
Bur
eau
of E
mpl
oym
ent P
rogr
ams,
Pre
pare
d by
Lab
or a
nd E
cono
mic
Res
earc
h.
INF
AN
T M
OR
TA
LIT
Y R
AT
E(p
er 1
,000
live
birt
hs)
Indi
cato
r:T
he n
umbe
r of
dea
ths
of in
fant
s un
der
one
year
of a
gepe
r 1,
000
live
birt
hs.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is v
aria
ble
is a
rat
e pe
r1,
000
live
birt
hs b
ased
on
a fiv
e-ye
ar a
vera
ge (
1976
,19
77, 1
978,
197
9, a
nd 1
980
for
1980
and
199
0, 1
991,
1992
, 199
3, a
nd 1
994
for
1994
). T
he r
ate
is c
alcu
late
das
1,0
00 ti
mes
the
num
ber
of in
fant
dea
ths
due
to a
llca
uses
div
ided
by
the
num
ber
of to
tal b
irths
.A
t the
natio
nal l
evel
, the
rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
as 1
,000
tim
es th
enu
mbe
r of
infa
nt d
eath
s in
199
4 di
vide
d by
the
num
ber
of li
ve b
irths
in 1
994.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Due
to th
e sm
all n
umbe
r of
dea
ths
to in
fant
s un
der
one
year
of a
ge o
n th
e co
unty
leve
l, a
smal
l cha
nge
in th
eac
tual
num
ber
from
the
perio
d 19
80 to
199
4 m
ay r
esul
tin
a la
rge
perc
enta
ge c
hang
e fo
r tr
end
data
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0, 1
994)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lth S
ta-
tistic
s C
ente
r, C
harle
ston
, WV
.N
atio
nal(1
994)
Birt
hsan
d D
eath
s: U
nite
d S
tate
s, 1
995.
Mon
thly
Vita
l Sta
tis-
tics
Rep
ort,
Vol
. 45
No.
3, S
uppl
.2,
Hya
ttsvi
lle, M
ary-
land
:N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
r H
ealth
Sta
tistic
s. O
ctob
er 4
,19
96.
158
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
JUV
EN
ILE
DE
LIN
QU
EN
CY
CA
SE
RA
TE
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)In
dica
tor:
The
num
ber
of d
elin
quen
cy c
ases
rep
orte
d pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs a
ges
10-2
1. T
hese
cas
es in
clud
e ch
ildre
n ac
-cu
sed
of s
tatu
s of
fens
es, m
isde
mea
nors
, and
felo
nies
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
his
varia
ble
is a
rat
e pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs b
ased
on
the
repo
rtin
g pe
riod
of J
uly
1, 1
994
thro
ugh
June
30,
199
5.T
he r
ate
is c
alcu
late
d as
1,0
00 ti
mes
the
num
ber
of r
e-po
rted
del
inqu
ency
cas
es fo
r yo
uths
age
s 10
-21
divi
ded
by th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
n ag
es 1
0-21
.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
No
tren
ds a
re c
alcu
late
d fo
r th
is in
dica
tor
due
to th
eun
avai
labi
lity
of d
ata
in 1
980.
The
num
ber
of 1
0-21
yea
rol
ds is
bas
ed o
n 19
90 c
ensu
s da
ta. T
he s
ame
child
can
be th
e su
bjec
t of m
ore
than
one
cas
e ov
er th
e re
port
ing
year
. Thi
s ca
se r
ate
refle
cts
the
num
ber
of ju
veni
le d
e-lin
quen
cy c
ases
that
wer
e re
port
ed a
s be
ing
hand
led
stat
ewid
e; it
is n
ot a
n ad
judi
catio
n ra
te.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(199
4) W
est V
irgin
ia S
upre
me
Cou
rtof
App
eals
, Juv
enile
Jus
tice
Com
mitt
ee. J
uven
ile D
e-lin
quen
cy in
Wes
t Virg
inia
, Ann
ual R
epor
t, Ju
ly 1
, 199
4to
Jun
e 30
, 199
5. J
uven
ile J
ustic
e D
ata
Bas
e, T
able
IV,
Pag
e 14
.
ME
DIA
N F
AM
ILY
INC
OM
E(1
990
Dol
lars
)B
ackg
roun
d F
act:
Med
ian
Fam
ily In
com
e is
that
fam
ily in
com
e at
whi
chfif
ty p
erce
nt o
f all
fam
ilies
hav
e a
high
er in
com
e an
dfif
ty p
erce
nt o
f all
fam
ilies
hav
e a
low
er in
com
e. B
oth
1980
and
199
0 m
edia
n fa
mily
inco
mes
are
exp
ress
ed in
cons
tant
199
0 do
llars
. WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
he m
edia
n fa
mily
inco
me
is b
ased
on
cens
us d
ata.
To
arriv
e at
the
1980
med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e in
199
0 do
l-la
rs, t
he 1
980
med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e w
as d
ivid
ed b
y a
defla
tor
of .6
5.
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:D
ata
for
this
var
iabl
e is
not
upd
atab
le fo
r 19
94 o
n th
est
ate
or c
ount
y le
vels
and
is th
eref
ore
pres
ente
d as
199
0da
ta o
n th
ese
leve
ls.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
ofP
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
980:
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
3C
,(T
able
74)
/Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s. -
Was
h-in
gton
: The
Bur
eau
(WV
Uni
vers
ity O
ffice
of H
ealth
Ser
-vi
ces
Res
earc
h), 1
992.
(19
90)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s.C
ensu
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
199
0: S
umm
ary
Tap
eF
ile 3
C, (
Tab
le 1
07A
)/P
repa
red
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
-su
s, W
ashi
ngto
n: T
he B
urea
u (W
V U
nive
rsity
Offi
ce o
fH
ealth
Ser
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 199
2.
PE
RC
EN
T A
LL F
AM
ILIE
S W
ITH
RE
LAT
ED
CH
ILD
RE
NW
HO
AR
E A
FD
C R
EC
IPIE
NT
SB
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
per
cent
age
of fa
mili
es w
ith r
elat
ed c
hild
ren
who
re-
ceiv
e pu
blic
ass
ista
nce
unde
r th
e A
id to
Fam
ilies
with
Dep
ende
nt C
hild
ren
(AF
DC
) or
Aid
to F
amili
es w
ith D
e-pe
nden
t Chi
ldre
n-U
nem
ploy
ed P
rogr
am (
AF
DC
-U).
Eli-
gibi
lity
for
this
pro
gram
is in
com
e ba
sed.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at th
e pe
rcen
tage
, the
tota
l of A
FD
C a
nd A
FD
C-
U c
ases
is d
ivid
ed b
y th
e nu
mbe
r of
fam
ilies
with
re-
late
d ch
ildre
n. F
amili
es w
ith r
elat
ed c
hild
ren
are
com
-pr
ised
of m
arrie
d co
uple
s w
ith r
elat
ed c
hild
ren,
fem
ale
head
s w
ith r
elat
ed c
hild
ren,
and
mal
e he
ads
with
rel
ated
child
ren.
At a
sta
te a
nd c
ount
y le
vel,
this
bac
kgro
und
fact
is a
per
cent
age
base
d on
a th
ree
year
ave
rage
(F
Y78
-79,
79-
80, 8
0-81
for
1980
and
FY
92-
93, 9
3-94
, 94-
95 fo
r 19
94.)
159
Pag
e 77
Def
initi
ons
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
,co
ntin
ued
Dat
a Li
mita
tions
:T
he n
umbe
r of
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
chi
ldre
n is
bas
edon
199
0 ce
nsus
dat
a.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) W
V D
epar
tmen
t of H
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
. Fis
cal Y
ear
78-7
9, 7
9-80
, 80-
81; u
n-pu
blis
hed
annu
al b
ulle
tin fr
om O
ffice
of A
udits
, Res
earc
han
d A
naly
sis.
(199
4) W
V D
epar
tmen
t of H
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
. Fis
cal Y
ear
92-9
3, 9
3-94
, 94-
95 fo
r19
94; u
npub
lishe
d an
nual
bul
letin
from
Offi
ce o
f Aud
its,
Res
earc
h an
d A
naly
sis.
PE
RC
EN
T B
IRT
HS
TO
MO
TH
ER
S W
ITH
LE
SS
TH
AN
A12
TH
GR
AD
E E
DU
CA
TIO
NIn
dica
tor:
The
per
cent
age
of a
ll bi
rths
to m
othe
rs w
ith le
ss th
an a
12th
gra
de e
duca
tion.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is b
ased
on
ath
ree
year
ave
rage
(19
78, 1
979,
and
198
0 fo
r 19
80 a
nd19
92, 1
993,
and
199
4 fo
r 19
94).
The
num
erat
or is
num
-be
r of
birt
hs to
mot
hers
"w
ith le
ss th
an a
12t
h gr
ade
educ
atio
n" d
ivid
ed b
y th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
birt
hs. T
hena
tiona
l fig
ure
is c
alcu
late
d in
the
sam
e w
ay a
s st
ate
and
coun
ty fi
gure
s, b
ut is
bas
ed o
n da
ta fr
om o
ne y
ear,
1994
.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
The
bas
e po
pula
tion
is a
ll bi
rths
to m
othe
rs, r
egar
dles
sof
age
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0, 1
994)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lthS
tatis
tics
Cen
ter,
Cha
rlest
on, W
V. N
atio
nal(1
994)
Ad-
vanc
e R
epor
t of F
inal
Nat
ality
Sta
tistic
s, 1
994.
Mon
thly
Vita
l Sta
tistic
s R
epor
t; V
ol. 4
4 N
o. 1
1, S
upp.
Hya
ttsvi
lle,
Mar
ylan
d: N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
r H
ealth
Sta
tistic
s. 1
996.
160
PE
RC
EN
T B
IRT
HS
TO
UN
MA
RR
IED
TE
EN
S(a
ges
10-1
9)In
dica
tor:
At a
sta
te a
nd c
ount
y le
vel,
this
indi
cato
r is
the
perc
ent-
age
of li
ve b
irths
whi
ch a
re to
unm
arrie
d w
omen
age
s10
-19.
At a
nat
iona
l lev
el, t
he p
erce
ntag
e re
pres
ents
live
birt
hs w
hich
are
to u
nmar
ried
wom
en u
nder
20
year
sof
age
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is b
ased
on
ath
ree
year
ave
rage
(19
78, 1
979,
and
198
0 fo
r 19
80 a
nd19
92, 1
993,
and
199
4 fo
r 19
94).
The
num
erat
or is
the
num
ber
of b
irths
to u
nmar
ried
teen
s ag
es 1
0-19
; the
deno
min
ator
is th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
birt
hs. N
atio
nal d
ata
is c
alcu
late
d by
div
idin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
birt
hs to
unm
ar-
ried
teen
s un
der
age
20 b
y th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
birt
hs.
Nat
iona
l dat
a is
bas
ed o
nly
on 1
994
data
.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Due
to th
e sm
all n
umbe
r of
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
inso
me
coun
ties,
a s
mal
l cha
nge
in th
e ac
tual
num
ber
from
the
perio
d 19
80 to
199
4 m
ay r
esul
t in
a la
rge
perc
ent-
age
chan
ge fo
r tr
end
data
. The
bas
e po
pula
tion
for
this
indi
cato
r is
the
birt
hs to
all
mot
hers
, reg
ardl
ess
of a
ge.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0, 1
994)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lthS
tatis
tics
Cen
ter,
Cha
rlest
on, W
V. N
atio
nal(1
994)
Ad-
vanc
e R
epor
t of F
inal
Nat
ality
Sta
tistic
s, 1
994.
Mon
thly
Vita
l Sta
tistic
s R
epor
t; V
ol 4
4 N
o 11
, Sup
p. H
yatts
ville
,M
aryl
and:
Nat
iona
l Cen
ter
for
Hea
lth S
tatis
tics.
199
6.
Pag
e 78
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
PE
RC
EN
T B
IRT
HS
WIT
H E
AR
LY P
RE
NA
TA
L C
AR
EIn
dica
tor:
The
per
cent
age
of li
ve b
irths
that
are
to w
omen
who
be-
gan
pren
atal
car
e in
the
first
thre
e m
onth
s of
thei
r pr
eg-
nanc
y.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is a
per
cent
-ag
e, b
ased
on
a th
ree
year
ave
rage
(19
78, 1
979,
and
1980
for
1980
and
199
2, 1
993,
and
199
4 fo
r 19
94).
The
num
erat
or fo
r th
e va
riabl
e is
the
num
ber
of m
othe
rs w
ithfir
st tr
imes
ter
care
; the
den
omin
ator
is a
ll bi
rths
with
know
n pr
enat
al c
are.
Nat
iona
l dat
a is
bas
ed o
n th
e nu
m-
ber
of m
othe
rs r
ecei
ving
1st
trim
este
r pr
enat
al c
are
in19
94 d
ivid
ed b
y th
e to
tal b
irths
with
kno
wn
pren
atal
car
edu
ring
1994
.
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:Li
ve b
irths
to w
omen
who
did
not
rep
ort t
he m
onth
inw
hich
pre
nata
l car
e w
as s
tart
ed w
ere
excl
uded
from
the
com
puta
tion.
Thi
s in
dica
tor
does
not
tell
us a
nyth
ing
abou
t the
qua
lity,
freq
uenc
y, o
r co
nsis
tenc
y of
car
e th
atth
e m
othe
r re
ceiv
ed d
urin
g th
is ti
me.
Lac
k of
ear
ly p
re-
nata
l car
e do
es n
ot in
and
of i
tsel
f cau
se p
oor
birt
h ou
t-co
mes
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0, 1
994)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lth S
ta-
tistic
s C
ente
r, C
harle
ston
, WV
.N
atio
nal(1
994)
Ad-
vanc
e R
epor
t of F
inal
Nat
ality
Sta
tistic
s, 1
994.
Mon
thly
Vita
l Sta
tistic
s R
epor
t; V
ol 4
4 N
o 11
, Sup
p. H
yatts
ville
,M
aryl
and:
Nat
iona
l Cen
ter
for
Hea
lth S
tatis
tics.
199
6.
161
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
, con
tinue
d
PE
RC
EN
T C
HIL
DR
EN
AP
PR
OV
ED
FO
R F
RE
E O
R R
E-
DU
CE
D S
CH
OO
L M
EA
LS(g
rade
s K
-12)
Indi
cato
r:T
he p
erce
nt o
f all
enro
lled
child
ren
in g
rade
s K
-12
who
appl
ied
and
wer
e ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee o
r re
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a c
ount
y an
d st
ate
leve
l, th
is v
aria
ble
isa
perc
enta
geba
sed
on 1
995-
1996
fisc
al y
ear
data
. The
num
erat
or is
the
num
ber
of s
ubm
itted
and
app
rove
d ap
plic
atio
ns fo
rfr
ee o
r re
duce
d-pr
ice
scho
ol m
eals
in g
rade
s K
-12;
the
deno
min
ator
is th
e to
tal s
tude
nt e
nrol
lmen
t in
grad
esK
-12.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
No
tren
d da
ta h
as b
een
calc
ulat
ed fo
r th
is in
dica
tor.
Dat
afo
r th
is v
aria
ble
is n
ot u
pdat
able
for
1995
at t
he n
atio
nal
leve
l and
is th
eref
ore
pres
ente
d as
199
4 da
ta a
t thi
s le
vel.
The
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
who
are
elig
ible
for
free
and
re-
duce
d-sc
hool
mea
ls is
thou
ght t
o be
und
erco
unte
d si
nce
not a
ll el
igib
le p
erso
ns r
etur
n th
e ap
plic
atio
n fo
rm.
It is
estim
ated
that
app
roxi
mat
ely
17%
of i
ncom
e el
igib
lena
-tio
nally
do
not a
pply
for
free
or
redu
ced-
scho
ol m
eals
.W
hile
this
indi
cato
r is
bei
ng u
sed
in li
eu o
f the
"P
erce
ntC
hild
ren
in P
over
ty,"
the
actu
al p
erce
ntag
e re
ceiv
ing
free
or
redu
ced
scho
ol m
eals
will
be
high
er s
ince
elig
i-bi
lity
for
free
sch
ool m
eals
is a
t 130
% o
f pov
erty
and
redu
ced
is a
t 185
% o
f pov
erty
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(199
5) W
est V
irgin
ia D
epar
tmen
tof
Edu
catio
n, O
ffice
of C
hild
Nut
ritio
n, C
harle
ston
, WV
.W
est V
irgin
ia C
hild
Nut
ritio
n P
rogr
ams,
Per
cent
age
ofN
eedy
Stu
dent
s, O
ctob
er, F
isca
l Yea
r 19
95-1
996.
Na-
tiona
l(199
4) U
nite
d S
tate
s D
epar
tmen
t of A
gric
ultu
re:
Chi
ld N
utrit
ion
Div
isio
n, F
ood
and
Nut
ritio
n S
ervi
ce.
Mon
thly
Pro
gram
Rep
ort,
Oct
ober
, Fis
cal Y
ear
1994
-19
95.
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n16
2
PE
RC
EN
T C
HIL
DR
EN
IN P
OV
ER
TY
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t:T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
chi
ldre
n un
der
18 y
ears
of a
ge w
holiv
e in
pov
erty
as
defin
ed b
y th
e U
.S. B
urea
u of
the
Cen
-su
s. T
he p
over
ty th
resh
old
for
a fa
mily
of f
our
pers
ons
was
$13
,360
in 1
990.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at th
e pe
rcen
t chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
, the
tota
l num
-be
r of
chi
ldre
n be
low
the
pove
rty
leve
lar
e di
vide
d by
the
tota
l num
ber
of c
hild
ren
unde
r ag
e 18
.
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:D
ata
for
this
var
iabl
e is
not
upd
atab
le a
t the
sta
teor
coun
ty le
vels
for
1994
and
is th
eref
ore
pres
ente
d as
199
0da
ta.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
-su
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
, 198
0: C
hara
cter
istic
sof
the
Pop
ulat
ion,
Cha
pter
D, D
etai
led
Pop
ulat
ion
Cha
r-ac
teris
tics,
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
Sum
mar
y (P
C80
-1-D
1-A
),T
able
304
, Was
hing
ton:
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s (W
V U
ni-
vers
ity O
ffice
of H
ealth
Ser
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 198
4. (
1990
)B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
d H
ous-
ing,
199
0: S
umm
ary
Tap
e F
ile 3
C, (
Tab
le P
117)
/Pre
-pa
red
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
-W
ashi
ngto
n: T
heB
urea
u (W
V U
nive
rsity
Offi
ce o
f Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
Re-
sear
ch),
199
2. N
atio
nal(1
980)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s.19
80 C
ensu
s of
Pop
ulat
ion.
Cha
ract
eris
tics
of th
e P
opu-
latio
n.C
hapt
er B
, Gen
eral
Pop
ulat
ion
Cha
ract
eris
tics,
PC
80-1
-B1,
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s, 1
983.
(19
90)
Bu-
reau
of t
he C
ensu
s. C
ensu
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
1990
: Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
3C
(T
able
P12
6)/P
repa
red
byth
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
-W
ashi
ngto
n: T
he B
urea
u (W
VU
nive
rsity
Offi
ce o
f Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
Res
earc
h), 1
992.
(Nat
iona
l dat
a fo
r th
is v
aria
ble
is n
ot p
rese
nted
in ta
bu-
lar
form
; it i
s re
ferr
ed to
in th
e te
xt.)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
PE
RC
EN
T C
HIL
DR
EN
IN S
ING
LE-P
AR
EN
T F
AM
ILIE
SB
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
per
cent
age
of "
own"
chi
ldre
n un
der
age
18 w
ho li
vein
fam
ilies
hea
ded
by a
per
son
with
out a
spo
use
pres
ent
in th
e ho
me.
"O
wn"
chi
ldre
n in
clud
e th
e fa
mily
hea
d's
child
ren
by b
irth,
mar
riage
, or
adop
tion.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at th
e pe
rcen
t chi
ldre
n in
sin
gle-
pare
nt fa
mi-
lies,
the
tota
l num
ber
of c
hild
ren
in s
ingl
e-pa
rent
fam
i-lie
s w
ere
divi
ded
by th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
n un
der
age
18. S
ingl
e pa
rent
s ar
e co
mpr
ised
of f
emal
e-he
aded
fam
ilies
and
mal
e he
aded
fam
ilies
with
no s
pous
epr
esen
t. N
umbe
rs fo
r th
is fo
rmul
a w
ere
base
d on
cen-
sus
data
.
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:D
ata
for
this
var
iabl
e is
not
upd
atab
le a
t the
sta
teor
coun
ty le
vel a
nd is
ther
efor
e pr
esen
ted
as 1
990
data
at
thes
e le
vels
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
-su
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
, 198
0: S
umm
ary
Tap
eF
ile 2
(W
V),
(T
able
s B
12 a
nd B
13)/
Pre
pare
d by
the
Bu-
reau
of t
he C
ensu
s.W
ashi
ngto
n: T
he B
urea
u (W
V U
nive
rsity
Offi
ce o
f Hea
lthS
ervi
ces
Res
earc
h), 1
992.
(19
90)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
en-
sus.
Cen
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
990:
Sum
-m
ary
Tap
e F
ile 1
C, (
Tab
le P
21)/
Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s. -
Was
hing
ton:
The
Bur
eau
(WV
Uni
ver-
sity
Offi
ce o
f Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
Res
earc
h), 1
992.
Na-
tiona
l(198
0) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
198
0 C
ensu
s of
Pop
ulat
ion.
Cha
ract
eris
tics
of th
e P
opul
atio
n. C
hapt
erB
, Gen
eral
Pop
ulat
ion
Cha
ract
eris
tics.
PC
80-1
-B1.
Bu-
reau
of t
he C
ensu
s, 1
983.
(19
90)
1992
Kid
s C
ount
Dat
aB
ook-
Sta
te P
rofil
es o
f Chi
ld W
ell-B
eing
. Cen
ter
for
the
Stu
dy o
f Soc
ial P
olic
y, S
uite
503
, 125
0 E
ye S
tree
t, N
.W.,
Was
hing
ton,
D.C
. 200
05. (
Whi
le n
atio
nal d
ata
for
this
varia
ble
is n
ot p
rese
nted
in ta
bula
r fo
rm, i
t is
refe
rred
toin
the
text
.)
163
Pag
e 79
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
, con
tinue
d
PE
RC
EN
T O
F H
IGH
SC
HO
OL
DR
OP
OU
TS
Indi
cato
r:T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
stu
dent
s in
gra
des
7-12
who
leav
e a
publ
ic s
choo
l bef
ore
grad
uatio
n w
ithou
t tra
nsfe
rrin
g to
anot
her
scho
ol.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is b
ased
on
ath
ree
year
ave
rage
of s
choo
l yea
rs 1
978-
1979
, 197
9-19
80, a
nd 1
980-
1981
for
1980
and
199
2-19
93, 1
993-
1994
, and
199
4-19
95 fo
r 19
94. T
his
perc
ent i
s ba
sed
on th
e nu
mbe
r of
7th
thro
ugh
12th
gra
de d
ropo
uts
di-
vide
d by
the
num
ber
of 7
th th
roug
h 12
th g
rade
dro
p-ou
ts p
lus
the
num
ber
of 1
2th
grad
e gr
adua
tes.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0, 1
994)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fE
duca
tion.
Unp
ublis
hed
spec
ial t
abul
atio
ns b
y th
e W
VD
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion.
Cha
rlest
on, W
est V
irgin
ia.
PE
RC
EN
T O
F H
IGH
SC
HO
OL
GR
AD
UA
TE
SIn
dica
tor:
Thi
s va
riabl
e is
a p
erce
ntag
e of
enr
olle
d 12
th g
rade
stu
-de
nts
who
gra
duat
e fr
om h
igh
scho
ol.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is a
per
cent
-ag
e ba
sed
upon
dat
a fr
om 1
992-
1993
, 199
3-19
94, a
nd19
94-1
995
scho
ol y
ears
for
1995
. The
num
erat
or fo
rth
is v
aria
ble
is th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
stu
dent
s en
rolle
d in
the
12th
gra
de; t
he d
enom
inat
or is
the
tota
l num
ber
of12
th g
rade
gra
duat
es.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Diff
eren
ces
in th
e re
port
ing
proc
edur
es o
f ind
ivid
ual
coun
ties
and
mig
ratio
n of
stu
dent
s w
ill a
ffect
the
indi
-vi
dual
cou
nty
perc
ents
and
, the
refo
re, l
imits
the
com
-pa
rison
acr
oss
coun
ties.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1995
) W
V D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion:
1992
-199
3, 1
993-
1994
, 199
4-19
95 W
est V
irgin
ia R
e-po
rt C
ards
Sta
te, C
ount
y, a
nd S
choo
l Dat
a.
PE
RC
EN
T L
OW
BIR
TH
-WE
IGH
T B
AB
IES
Indi
cato
r:T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
live
birt
hs r
ecor
ded
as lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght.
Bab
ies
of lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght a
re th
ose
who
wei
ghun
der
2,50
0 gr
ams
(5.5
pou
nds)
at b
irth.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is a
per
cent
-ag
e ba
sed
on a
thre
e-ye
ar a
vera
ge (
1978
, 197
9, a
nd19
80fo
r 19
80 a
nd 1
992,
199
3, a
nd 1
994
for
1994
). T
he n
u-m
erat
or fo
r th
is v
aria
ble
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies;
the
deno
min
ator
is th
e to
tal b
irths
for
all
ages
. Nat
iona
l dat
a is
the
num
ber
of lo
wbi
rth-
wei
ght
babi
es in
199
4 di
vide
d by
the
tota
l birt
hs fo
r al
l age
s in
1994
.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Whi
le th
e lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght i
ndic
ator
enc
ompa
sses
two
leve
ls o
f birt
h w
eigh
t, th
ose
of m
oder
atel
y lo
w w
eigh
tan
d ve
ry lo
w w
eigh
t, it
is th
ose
surv
ivin
g in
fant
s of
ver
ylo
w b
irth
wei
ght w
ho r
esea
rch
has
show
n to
hav
e no
ta-
bly
high
er o
dds
of im
paire
d de
velo
pmen
t; th
is fa
ct c
anbe
mas
ked
whe
n lo
okin
g at
the
two
leve
ls o
f low
birt
hw
eigh
t in
com
bina
tion.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0, 1
994)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lth S
ta-
tistic
s C
ente
r, C
harle
ston
, WV
. Nat
iona
l(199
4) B
irths
and
Dea
ths:
Uni
ted
Sta
tes,
199
5. M
onth
ly V
ital S
tatis
-tic
s R
epor
t; V
ol 4
5 N
o 3,
Sup
p. 2
,H
yatts
ville
, Mar
y-la
nd: N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
r H
ealth
Sta
tistic
s. O
ctob
er 4
,19
96.
PE
RC
EN
T M
INO
RIT
Y P
OP
ULA
TIO
NB
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
per
cent
age
of th
e to
tal p
opul
atio
n th
at is
iden
tifie
das
min
ority
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at p
erce
nt m
inor
ity p
opul
atio
n, th
e m
inor
itypo
pula
tion
has
been
div
ided
by
the
tota
l pop
ulat
ion.
Num
bers
for
this
form
ula
wer
e ba
sed
on 1
980
cens
usda
ta a
nd 1
994
estim
ated
cen
sus
data
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
ofP
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
980:
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
1C
,(T
able
7)/
Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s, W
ash-
ingt
on: T
he B
urea
u (W
V U
nive
rsity
Offi
ce o
f Hea
lth S
er-
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 199
2. (
1994
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
1990
-94
Cou
nty
Est
imat
es b
y A
ge, S
ex, a
nd R
ace/
His
-pa
nic
Orig
in, 1
994:
Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
en-
sus,
Was
hing
ton.
PE
RC
EN
T M
INO
RIT
Y P
OP
ULA
TIO
N U
ND
ER
AG
E 1
8B
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
per
cent
age
of th
e po
pula
tion
unde
r ag
e 18
iden
ti-fie
d as
min
ority
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at th
e pe
rcen
t min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e18
, the
tota
l min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r 18
was
div
ided
by th
e to
tal p
opul
atio
n un
der
18. N
umbe
rs fo
r th
is fo
r-m
ula
wer
e ba
sed
on 1
980
cens
us d
ata
and
1994
est
i-m
ated
cen
sus
data
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
ofP
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
980:
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
1C
(Tab
le 1
2)/P
repa
red
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
Was
h-in
gton
: The
Bur
eau
(WV
Uni
vers
ity O
ffice
of H
ealth
Ser
-vi
ces
Res
earc
h), 1
992.
(19
94)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s.19
90-9
4 C
ount
y E
stim
ates
by
Age
, Sex
, and
Rac
e/H
is-
pani
c O
rigin
, 199
4: P
repa
red
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
-su
s, W
ashi
ngto
n.
Pag
e 80
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
163
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
,co
ntin
ued
PE
RC
EN
T O
F E
LIG
IBLE
CH
ILD
RE
N S
ER
VE
D B
Y H
EA
DS
TA
RT
(age
s 3-
4)In
dica
tor:
The
per
cent
age
of a
ll el
igib
le 3
-4 y
ear
olds
who
are
par
-tic
ipat
ing
in H
ead
Sta
rt.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t the
sta
te a
nd c
ount
y, th
is v
aria
ble
is a
per
cent
age
base
d on
199
6 da
ta. T
he n
umer
ator
for
this
indi
cato
r is
the
num
ber
of 3
-4 y
ear
olds
ser
ved
by H
ead
Sta
rt; t
hede
nom
inat
or is
the
estim
ated
num
ber
of 3
-4 y
ear
olds
in p
over
ty.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Thi
s in
dica
tor
is b
ased
on
data
from
199
6;no
tren
dda
ta h
as b
een
calc
ulat
ed fo
r th
is in
dica
tor.
The
rea
der
will
not
ice
that
in s
ome
coun
ties,
the
perc
enta
ge o
f 3-4
year
old
s se
rved
by
Hea
d S
tart
exc
eeds
the
perc
enta
geof
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
; thi
s is
due
to th
e fa
ct th
at g
uide
-lin
es fo
r th
e pr
ogra
m a
llow
up
to 1
0% o
f tho
se c
hild
ren
enro
lled
in H
ead
Sta
rt to
exc
eed
the
inco
me
leve
l. W
hile
the
data
indi
cate
s th
at o
nly
a ce
rtai
n pe
rcen
tage
of e
li-gi
ble
child
ren
are
serv
ed b
y H
ead
Sta
rt, o
ne s
houl
d no
tas
sum
e th
at fu
ll fu
ndin
g of
the
prog
ram
for
all e
ligib
lech
ildre
n w
ould
res
ult i
n 10
0% p
artic
ipat
ion
sinc
e so
me
elig
ible
chi
ldre
n m
ay c
hoos
e no
t to
part
icip
ate
or a
real
read
y pa
rtic
ipat
ing
in s
ome
othe
r pr
ogra
m. W
hile
this
data
is p
rese
nted
as
the
perc
enta
ge o
f 3-4
yea
r ol
ds in
pove
rty
serv
ed b
y H
ead
Sta
rt, t
his
is n
ot m
eant
to im
ply
that
3-4
yea
r ol
ds a
re th
e on
ly ta
rget
gro
up fo
r H
ead
Sta
rt.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(199
6) D
epar
tmen
t of H
ealth
and
Hum
an S
ervi
ces,
Reg
ion
Ill.
Adm
inis
trat
ion
for
Chi
l-dr
en a
nd F
amili
es, O
ffice
for
Com
mun
ity P
rogr
ams,
Phi
lade
lphi
a, P
enns
ylva
nia.
Nat
iona
l(199
6) R
aw n
um-
bers
incl
udin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
, who
are
thre
e to
four
yea
rs o
ld, w
ere
supp
lied
by th
e H
ead
Sta
rt B
urea
u, A
dmin
istr
atio
n of
Chi
ldre
n, Y
outh
, and
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
166
Fam
ilies
, Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Ser
vice
s. T
he p
erce
ntag
eof
elig
ible
3-4
yea
r ol
ds s
erve
d by
Hea
d S
tart
was
cal
-cu
late
d by
Sur
vey
Res
earc
h C
ente
r st
aff.
PE
RC
EN
T P
OP
ULA
TIO
N U
ND
ER
AG
E 1
8B
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
per
cent
age
of th
e to
tal p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
18.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at th
e pe
rcen
t pop
ulat
ion
unde
r 18
, the
pop
u-la
tion
unde
r 18
has
bee
n di
vide
d by
the
tota
l pop
ula-
tion.
Num
bers
for
this
form
ula
wer
e ba
sed
on 1
980
cen-
sus
data
for
1980
and
199
4 es
timat
ed c
ensu
s da
ta fo
r19
94.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
ofP
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
980:
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
1C
,(T
able
10)
/Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s. -
Was
h-in
gton
: The
Bur
eau
(WV
U O
ffice
of H
ealth
Ser
vice
s R
e-se
arch
), 1
992.
(19
94)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s. 1
990-
94C
ount
y E
stim
ates
by
Age
, Sex
, and
Rac
e/H
ispa
nic
Ori-
gin,
199
4: P
repa
red
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
Was
h-in
gton
.
PE
RC
EN
T O
F S
TU
DE
NT
S A
TT
EN
DIN
G S
CH
OO
LIn
dica
tor:
The
per
cent
age
of s
choo
l day
s at
tend
ed b
y al
l stu
dent
s,in
sch
ools
with
.a te
rmin
al g
rade
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is a
per
cent
-ag
e ba
sed
on th
e sc
hool
yea
rs 1
992-
1993
, 199
3-19
94,
1994
-199
5 fo
r 19
95. T
he n
umer
ator
is s
choo
l's e
nrol
l-m
ent m
ultip
lied
by th
e at
tend
ance
rat
e, th
en s
umm
edby
cou
nty;
the
deno
min
ator
is th
e su
m o
f sch
ool e
nrol
l-m
ent b
y co
unty
for
the
thre
e ye
ars
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1995
) W
V D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion:
1992
-199
3, 1
993-
1994
, 199
4-19
95 W
est V
irgin
ia R
e-po
rt C
ards
Sta
te, C
ount
y, a
nd S
choo
l Dat
a.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
PU
PIL
/TE
AC
HE
R R
AT
IOIn
dica
tor:
Pup
il to
teac
her
ratio
for
scho
ols
with
a te
rmin
al g
rade
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t the
sta
te a
nd c
ount
y le
vel,
this
indi
cato
r is
a r
atio
base
d on
the
scho
ol y
ears
199
2-19
93, 1
993-
1994
, 199
4-19
95 fo
r th
e re
port
ing
year
199
5. T
he n
umer
ator
is c
on-
stru
cted
by
mul
tiply
ing
each
sch
ool's
enr
ollm
ent b
y th
esc
hool
's p
upil/
teac
her
ratio
for
each
of t
he th
ree
year
s.T
hese
are
then
sum
med
by
coun
ty. T
he d
enom
inat
or is
the
sum
of s
choo
l enr
ollm
ent b
y co
unty
for
the
thre
eye
ars.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1995
) W
V D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion:
1992
-199
3, 1
993-
1994
, 199
4-19
95 W
est V
irgin
ia R
e-po
rt C
ards
Sta
te, C
ount
y, a
nd S
choo
l Dat
a.
TE
EN
BIR
TH
RA
TE
ages
15-
19 p
er 1
,000
fem
ales
)In
dica
tor:
The
num
ber
of li
ve b
irths
to te
ens
ages
15-
19 p
er 1
,000
fem
ales
age
s 15
-19
year
s.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is a
rat
e pe
r1,
000
fem
ales
age
s 15
-19
base
d on
an
aver
age
of 1
978,
1979
, and
198
0 da
ta fo
r 19
80 a
nd 1
992,
199
3, a
nd 1
994
for
1994
. The
rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
as 1
,000
tim
es th
e nu
m-
ber
of te
en b
irths
to fe
mal
es a
ges
15-1
9 di
vide
d by
the
tota
l num
ber
of fe
mal
es a
ges
15-1
9.N
atio
nal d
ata
isca
lcul
ated
in th
e sa
me
man
ner
exce
pt th
at it
is b
ased
on
1994
dat
a an
d no
t on
a th
ree-
year
ave
rage
.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
The
bas
e po
pula
tion
for
this
in-
dica
tor
is th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
fem
ales
, age
s 15
-19.
167
Pag
e 81
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
,co
ntin
ued
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0, 1
994)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lth S
ta-
tistic
s C
ente
r, C
harle
ston
, WV
; 198
0 is
an
aver
age
of19
78, 1
979,
and
198
0 an
d 19
94 d
ata
is a
n av
erag
e of
1992
, 199
3, a
nd 1
994.
Nat
iona
l (19
94)
Adv
ance
Re-
port
of F
inal
Nat
ality
Sta
tistic
s, 1
994.
Mon
thly
Vita
l Sta
-tis
tics
Rep
ort;
Vol
44
No
11, S
upp.
Hya
ttsvi
lle, M
ary-
land
: Nat
iona
l Cen
ter
for
Hea
lth S
tatis
tics.
199
6.
TE
EN
VIO
LEN
T D
EA
TH
RA
TE
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)[F
orm
ally
cal
led
Tee
n In
jury
Dea
th R
ate]
Indi
cato
r:T
he n
umbe
r of
dea
ths
from
hom
icid
es, s
uici
des
and
un-
inte
ntio
nal i
njur
ies
to te
ens
ages
15-
19 y
ears
per
100,
000
teen
s.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is a
five
-yea
rav
erag
e (1
976,
197
7, 1
978,
197
9, a
nd 1
980
for
1980
and
1990
, 199
1, 1
992,
199
3, a
nd 1
994
for
1994
). T
hete
en in
jury
dea
th r
ate
is a
com
posi
te o
f the
num
ber
ofde
aths
for
inju
ry m
orta
lity
from
hom
icid
e, s
uici
de, a
ndun
inte
ntio
nal i
njur
ies.
The
rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
as 1
00,0
00tim
es th
e nu
mbe
r of
teen
inju
ry d
eath
s di
vide
d by
the
tota
l num
ber
of y
outh
s ag
es 1
5-19
. The
nat
iona
l rat
e is
calc
ulat
ed in
the
sam
e m
anne
r bu
t it i
s ba
sed
only
on
1992
dat
a an
d no
t on
a fiv
e ye
ar a
vera
ge.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Like
the
infa
nt m
orta
lity
and
child
dea
th r
ates
, thi
s ra
tedo
es n
ot te
ll us
any
thin
g ab
out t
he q
ualit
y of
life
for
thos
ete
ens
surv
ivin
g lif
e-th
reat
enin
g in
jurie
s. D
ue to
the
smal
lnu
mbe
r of
teen
dea
ths
on th
e co
unty
leve
l, a
smal
lch
ange
in th
e ac
tual
num
ber
from
the
perio
d 19
80 to
1994
may
res
ult i
n a
larg
e pe
rcen
tage
cha
nge
for
tren
d
163
Pag
e 82
data
.19
94 n
atio
nal d
ata
is n
ot a
vaila
ble
at th
is ti
me,
1992
nat
iona
l dat
a ha
s be
en u
sed.
The
num
ber
of y
outh
sbe
twee
n 15
-19
year
s ol
d is
bas
ed o
n 19
90 c
ensu
s da
ta.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0, 1
994)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lth S
ta-
tistic
s C
ente
r, C
harle
ston
, WV
. Nat
iona
l(199
2) A
dvan
ceR
epor
t of F
inal
Mor
talit
y S
tatis
tics,
199
2. M
onth
ly V
ital
Sta
tistic
s R
epor
t, V
ol 4
3 N
o 6,
Sup
pl. H
yatts
ville
, Mar
y-la
nd: N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
r H
ealth
Sta
tistic
s. 1
994.
TO
TA
L JO
BS
IN H
IGH
-PA
YIN
G IN
DU
ST
RIE
SB
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
per
cent
age
chan
ge in
the
num
ber
of jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s w
hich
a c
ount
y ha
s ga
ined
or
lost
from
1980
to 1
994.
Job
s in
the
min
ing,
man
ufac
turin
g, c
on-
stru
ctio
n, tr
ansp
orta
tion
and
finan
cial
sec
tors
are
cla
s-si
fied
as "
high
" pa
ying
pro
fess
ions
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of C
omm
erce
,B
urea
u of
Eco
nom
ic A
naly
sis,
Tab
le C
A25
, Apr
il, 1
991.
(199
4) U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of C
omm
erce
, Bur
eau
of E
co-
nom
ic A
naly
sis,
Tab
le C
A25
, May
, 199
5.
TO
TA
L JO
BS
IN L
OW
-PA
YIN
G IN
DU
ST
RIE
SB
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
per
cent
age
chan
ge in
the
num
ber
of jo
bs in
low
-pa
ying
indu
strie
s w
hich
a c
ount
y ha
s ga
ined
or
lost
from
1980
to 1
994.
Job
s in
agr
icul
tura
l ser
vice
s, w
hole
sale
and
reta
il tr
ade
and
serv
ices
sec
tors
are
con
side
red
as"lo
w"
payi
ng p
rofe
ssio
ns.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of C
omm
erce
,B
urea
u of
Eco
nom
ic A
naly
sis,
Tab
le C
A25
, Apr
il, 1
991.
(199
4) U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of C
omm
erce
, Bur
eau
of E
co-
nom
ic A
naly
sis,
Tab
le C
A25
, May
, 199
5.
TO
TA
L P
OP
ULA
TIO
NB
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
tota
l pop
ulat
ion
as r
epor
ted
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(198
0) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
-su
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
, 198
0: S
umm
ary
Tap
eF
ile 1
C, (
Tab
le 1
)/P
repa
red
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
Was
hing
ton:
The
Bur
eau
(WV
Uni
vers
ity O
ffice
of H
ealth
Ser
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 199
2. (
1994
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
-su
s. P
opul
atio
n D
istr
ibut
ion
and
Pop
ulat
ion
Est
imat
esB
ranc
hes:
Tim
e S
erie
s of
Sta
te a
nd C
ount
y P
opul
atio
nE
stim
ates
and
Com
pone
nts
of P
opul
atio
n C
hang
e: 1
990-
95. W
ashi
ngto
n. N
atio
nal(1
994)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s.P
opul
atio
n D
ivis
ion:
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
Pop
ulat
ion
Est
imat
esby
Age
, Sex
, and
Rac
e/H
ispa
nic
Orig
in, 1
990
to 1
995
(PP
L-41
). W
ashi
ngto
n.
TO
TA
L P
OP
ULA
TIO
N U
ND
ER
AG
E 1
8B
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
tota
l pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
as
repo
rted
by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s.
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:D
ata
for
this
var
iabl
e fo
r 19
94 is
bas
ed u
pon
popu
latio
nes
timat
es c
alcu
late
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
ofP
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
980:
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
1C
,(T
able
10)
/Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s, W
ash-
ingt
on: T
he B
urea
u (W
V U
nive
rsity
Offi
ce o
f Hea
lth S
er-
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 199
2. (
1994
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
1990
-94
Cou
nty
Est
imat
es b
y A
ge, S
ex, a
nd R
ace/
His
-pa
nic
Orig
in, 1
994:
Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
en-
sus,
Was
hing
ton.
169
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
, con
tinue
d
UN
EM
PLO
YM
EN
T R
AT
EB
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
num
ber
of p
eopl
e w
ho a
re a
ctiv
ely
look
ing
for
wor
kbu
t are
une
mpl
oyed
as
a pe
rcen
tage
of t
he c
ivili
an la
bor
forc
e.
Bac
kgro
ung
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:D
ata,
beg
inni
ng in
199
4, a
re n
ot d
irect
ly c
ompa
rabl
e w
ithda
ta fo
r 19
93 a
nd e
arlie
r ye
ars
beca
use
of th
e in
trod
uc-
tion
of a
maj
or r
edes
ign
of th
e C
urre
nt P
opul
atio
n S
ur-
vey
(hou
seho
ld s
urve
y) q
uest
ionn
aire
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
his
varia
ble
is a
per
cent
age
base
d on
the
Wes
t Virg
inia
Labo
r F
orce
Sta
tistic
s an
nual
ave
rage
, 199
4. T
o ca
lcu-
late
the
unem
ploy
men
t rat
e th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
unem
-pl
oyed
per
sons
is d
ivid
ed b
y th
e nu
mbe
r of
pers
ons
inth
e ci
vilia
n la
bor
forc
e.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
Em
ploy
men
t Pro
gram
s,P
repa
red
by L
abor
and
Eco
nom
ic R
esea
rch,
(B
LSse
-rie
s): u
npub
lishe
d sp
ecia
l tab
ulat
ions
. (19
94)
Wes
t Vir-
gini
a B
urea
u of
Em
ploy
men
t Pro
gram
s. B
urea
u of
Bus
i-ne
ss R
esea
rch,
Wes
t Virg
inia
Uni
vers
ity.
YE
AR
S O
F T
EA
CH
ER
/AD
MIN
IST
RA
TO
R E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
Indi
cato
r:A
vera
ge n
umbe
r of
yea
rs o
f exp
erie
nce
for
teac
hers
insc
hool
s w
ith a
term
inal
gra
de.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is a
per
cent
-ag
e ba
sed
on s
choo
l yea
rs 1
992-
1993
, 199
3-19
94, a
nd19
94-1
995
for
1995
. The
num
erat
or is
con
stru
cted
by
mul
tiply
ing
each
sch
ool's
teac
her/
adm
inis
trat
ors
aver
-ag
e ye
ars
of e
xper
ienc
e w
ith th
e nu
mbe
r of
teac
hers
for
that
sch
ool.
The
se a
re th
en s
umm
ed b
y co
unty
. The
deno
min
ator
is th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
teac
hers
from
all
thre
e sc
hool
yea
rs.
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n17
0
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1995
) W
V D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion:
1992
-199
3, 1
993-
1994
, 199
4-19
95 W
est V
irgin
ia R
e-po
rt C
ards
Sta
te, C
ount
y, a
nd S
choo
l Dat
a.
171
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Pag
e 83
Not
es O
n S
tatis
tics
And
Met
hodo
logy
The
199
6 W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k co
nsis
ts o
f a s
tate
prof
ile, a
min
ority
pro
file,
an
educ
atio
n pr
ofile
, and
55
coun
typr
ofile
s, a
ll of
whi
ch d
ocum
ent t
he s
tatu
s of
chi
ldre
n in
Wes
tV
irgin
ia. M
ost o
f the
indi
cato
rs a
nd b
ackg
roun
d fa
cts
are
ex-
pres
sed
as p
erce
ntag
es o
r ra
tes.
Indi
cato
rs a
nd B
ackg
roun
dF
acts
pre
sent
ed a
s ac
tual
num
bers
incl
ude:
Tot
al P
opul
atio
n,T
otal
Pop
ulat
ion
Und
er A
ge 1
8, E
duca
tion
Exp
endi
ture
s pe
r P
upil
(199
4 do
llars
), T
otal
Job
s in
Hig
h-P
ayin
g In
dust
ries,
Tot
al J
obs
in L
ow-P
ayin
g In
dust
ries,
and
Med
ian
Fam
ily In
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs).
Act
ual n
umbe
rs b
ehin
d th
e pe
rcen
tage
s an
d ra
tes
appe
ar in
the
App
endi
x.T
rend
dat
a is
bas
ed o
n th
e ch
ange
bet
wee
n 19
80 a
nd 1
994.
Inso
me
case
s, in
clud
ing
Per
cent
Low
Birt
h-W
eigh
t Bab
ies,
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e, P
erce
nt B
irths
to U
nmar
ried
Tee
ns, a
nd P
er-
cent
Birt
hs to
Mot
hers
with
Les
s T
han
a 12
th G
rade
Edu
catio
n,th
e 19
80 v
alue
is th
e av
erag
e of
197
8, 1
979
and
1980
, and
the
1994
val
ue is
the
aver
age
of 1
992,
199
3, a
nd 1
994.
For
indi
ca-
tors
suc
h as
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
e, In
fant
Mor
talit
y R
ate,
and
Tee
nV
iole
nt D
eath
Rat
e, th
e 19
80 v
alue
is th
e av
erag
e of
197
6, 1
977,
1978
, 197
9, a
nd 1
980,
and
the
1994
val
ue is
the
aver
age
of19
90, 1
991,
199
2, 1
993,
and
199
4. T
he 1
980
Per
cent
Hig
hS
choo
l Dro
pout
s is
the
aver
age
of th
ree
scho
ol y
ears
: 197
8-79
,19
79-8
0, a
nd 1
980-
81; t
he 1
994
Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Dro
p-ou
ts is
the
aver
age
of th
e 19
92-9
3, 1
993-
94 a
nd 1
994-
95 s
choo
lye
ars.
Tre
nd d
ata
is n
ot a
vaila
ble
on fo
ur o
f the
indi
cato
rs.
In
this
yea
r's K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k, C
hild
Abu
se/N
egle
ct R
ate
data
and
Juv
enile
Del
inqu
ency
Cas
e R
ate
data
are
bas
ed o
n F
Y19
94, H
ead
Sta
rt d
ata
are
from
199
6, a
nd F
ree
and
Red
uced
Sch
ool M
eals
dat
a ar
e ba
sed
on th
e 19
95-9
6 sc
hool
yea
r. A
lso,
tren
d da
ta is
una
vaila
ble
on a
ll of
the
new
edu
catio
nal s
uppo
rtite
ms.
Eac
h of
the
new
edu
catio
n pr
ofile
indi
cato
rs a
re b
ased
on d
ata
from
199
2-19
93, 1
993-
1994
, 199
4-19
95 s
choo
l yea
rsfo
r 19
95.
A c
ompo
site
cou
nty
rank
app
ears
in th
e up
per
right
cor
-ne
r of
eac
h co
unty
pro
file.
It w
as d
eriv
ed b
y co
nver
ting
the
coun
ty r
ates
and
per
cent
ages
(on
eac
h in
dica
tor)
into
a z
sco
re.
Thi
s w
as d
one
in o
rder
to g
ive
each
indi
cato
r eq
ual w
eigh
t.T
hen
each
cou
nty'
s z
scor
es w
ere
adde
d to
geth
er to
form
aco
unty
com
posi
te z
sco
re. F
inal
ly, t
he c
ompo
site
z s
core
s w
ere
rank
ed 1
(be
st)
thro
ugh
55 (
wor
st).
The
indi
cato
rs' z
sco
res
sum
med
to a
chie
ve th
e co
mpo
s-
172
ite r
ank
incl
ude
Per
cent
Low
Birt
h-W
eigh
t Bab
ies,
Infa
nt M
or-
talit
y R
ate,
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
e, P
erce
nt C
hild
ren
App
rove
d fo
r F
ree
and
Red
uced
Sch
ool M
eals
, Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e, P
erce
nt B
irths
toU
nmar
ried
Tee
ns, P
erce
nt H
igh
Sch
ool D
ropo
uts,
Juv
enile
De-
linqu
ency
Cas
e R
ate,
Tee
n V
iole
nt D
eath
Rat
e, a
nd B
irths
toM
othe
rs w
ith L
ess
Tha
n a
12th
Gra
de E
duca
tion.
Thi
s ye
ar's
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook
omits
bot
h P
erce
nt o
f Elig
ible
Chi
l-dr
en S
erve
d by
Hea
d S
tart
and
Chi
ld A
buse
/Neg
lect
Rat
e in
the
com
posi
te s
core
. The
refo
re, c
ompa
ring
the
coun
ty c
ompo
site
rank
s fr
om th
e 19
93, 1
994
or 1
995
book
s w
ith th
ose
from
the
1991
and
199
2 bo
oks
cann
ot b
e do
ne.
Eac
h of
the
12 in
dica
tors
is a
lso
rank
edin
seq
uent
ial
orde
r fr
om b
est (
1) to
wor
st (
55).
The
ran
king
was
obt
aine
d by
sim
ply
rank
ing
the
rate
or
perc
enta
ge fr
om b
est t
o w
orst
. The
sein
divi
dual
indi
cato
r ra
nkin
gs a
ppea
r on
eac
h of
the
coun
ty p
ages
unde
r th
e co
unty
ran
k co
lum
n. E
ach
indi
vidu
al in
dica
tor
rank
-in
g, e
xcep
t for
Per
cent
of E
ligib
le C
hild
ren
Ser
ved
by H
ead
Sta
rt(1
996
data
) an
d P
erce
nt C
hild
ren
App
rove
d fo
r F
ree
and
Re-
duce
d S
choo
l Mea
ls (
1996
dat
a), i
s ba
sed
on 1
994
data
. On
all
of th
e in
dica
tors
, exc
ept f
or H
ead
Sta
rt, t
he lo
wes
t rat
e or
per
-ce
nt is
giv
en th
e m
ost p
ositi
ve r
anki
ng (
rank
= 1
).W
ith th
eH
ead
Sta
rt in
dica
tor,
as
wel
l as
four
of t
he n
ew e
duca
tiona
l sup
-po
rt it
ems
such
as
the
Per
cent
of H
igh
Sch
ool G
radu
ates
, Per
-ce
ntag
e of
Stu
dent
Atte
ndan
ce, T
each
er/A
dmin
istr
ator
Exp
eri-
ence
, and
Em
ploy
men
t to
Pop
ulat
ion
Rat
io, h
ighe
r ra
tes
are
cons
ider
ed th
e m
ost o
ptim
al a
nd a
re r
anke
d as
the
best
.W
hene
ver
two
or m
ore
coun
ties
wer
e tie
d fo
r th
e in
di-
vidu
al in
dica
tor
rank
, the
y w
ere
all a
ssig
ned
the
sam
e ra
nk, e
.g.
if fo
ur c
ount
ies
tied
at r
anki
ng p
ositi
on 1
, all
four
wer
e as
sign
eda
rank
of 1
, the
n th
e ne
xt c
ount
y w
as r
anke
d 5.
Thi
s ye
ar a
cou
nty
rank
for
Chi
ld A
buse
/Neg
lect
is n
ot p
ro-
vide
d be
caus
e th
e di
ffere
nces
in th
e re
port
ing
proc
edur
e of
in-
divi
dual
cou
ntie
s lim
it th
e us
eful
ness
of t
he.c
ount
y co
mpa
ri-so
ns. C
autio
n sh
ould
be u
sed
whe
n in
terp
retin
g th
e ra
tes
for
Infa
nt M
orta
lity,
Chi
ld D
eath
, and
Tee
n V
iole
nt D
eath
bec
ause
the
inci
denc
e is
sm
all.
The
sm
all n
umbe
rs c
ause
infla
ted
per-
cent
cha
nge
over
tim
e. F
or e
xam
ple,
if th
ere
are
2 de
aths
one
year
and
1 d
eath
the
next
yea
r, th
is is
a 5
0 pe
rcen
t im
prov
e-m
ent.
How
ever
, if t
here
are
21
deat
hs in
one
yea
r an
d 20
dea
ths
the
next
yea
r, th
is is
a 5
per
cent
impr
ovem
ent.
With
sm
all
Pag
e 84
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
num
bers
, one
dea
th h
as a
muc
h gr
eate
r ef
fect
on
the
perc
ent
chan
ge.
The
jerc
enta
ges
in th
is b
ook
are
roun
ded
to th
e ne
ares
tte
nth
of a
per
cent
. Per
cent
cha
nges
for
the
indi
cato
rs a
re b
ased
on u
nrou
nded
figu
res.
The
per
cent
cha
nge
give
n in
this
boo
km
ay n
ot e
qual
the
perc
enta
ge c
hang
e fr
om th
e ac
tual
num
bers
give
n in
this
boo
k."N
C"
indi
cate
s th
ere
was
no
chan
ge b
etw
een
the
1980
and
1994
rat
e or
per
cent
. "N
A"
indi
cate
s th
at d
ata
was
not
ava
il-ab
le. "
NM
" is
use
d w
hen
the
1980
dat
a is
zer
o an
d 19
94 d
ata
isan
y va
lue
abov
e ze
ro b
ecau
se a
per
cent
cha
nge
from
zer
o ca
n-no
t be
calc
ulat
ed. W
hen
the
1980
dat
a is
any
val
ue a
bove
zer
oan
d th
e 19
94 d
ata
is z
ero,
the
perc
ent c
hang
e sh
own
is a
lway
s10
0 pe
rcen
t.M
appi
ngT
he m
aps
for
the
educ
atio
n pr
ofile
item
s ar
eba
sed
on s
tand
ard
devi
atio
n br
eakd
owns
whi
ch a
llow
for
mea
n-in
gful
com
paris
ons
acro
ss c
ount
ies.
The
dar
k co
lore
d co
un-
ties
are
thos
e co
untie
s w
ith r
ates
or
perc
ents
that
are
one
or
mor
e st
anda
rdde
viat
ions
bel
ow th
e st
ate
aver
age
or th
ose
coun
ties
whi
ch a
re d
oing
mos
t poo
rly o
n th
e pa
rtic
ular
indi
ca-
tor.
The
ligh
t col
ored
cou
ntie
s ar
e co
untie
s w
ith r
ates
or
per-
cent
s th
at a
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the
stat
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d on
e st
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e-vi
atio
n be
low
the
stat
e av
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thos
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untie
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hich
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not
doin
g w
ell o
n th
e pa
rtic
ular
indi
cato
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he w
hite
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p-re
sent
cou
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ates
or
perc
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that
are
at o
r ab
ove
the
stat
e av
erag
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hese
cou
ntie
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ve th
e hi
ghes
t rat
es o
r pe
r-ce
nts
in th
e st
ate
and
are
doin
g w
ell i
n te
rms
of th
e pa
rtic
ular
educ
atio
n pr
ofile
indi
cato
r.N
otes
on
Num
bers
and
Dat
a S
ourc
es in
the
App
endi
x:H
ow a
n in
dica
tor
or b
ackg
roun
d fa
ctor
was
con
stru
cted
ison
ly p
rese
nted
whe
n st
aff a
t the
Sur
vey
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earc
h C
ente
r pe
r-fo
rmed
cal
cula
tions
to d
eter
min
e ra
tes
or p
erce
ntag
es.
Indi
cato
r or
bac
kgro
und
fact
or c
larif
icat
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is p
rovi
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for
thos
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riabl
es n
eedi
ng s
ome
expl
anat
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abou
t the
dat
a; th
isdo
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ot a
pply
to e
very
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sour
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are
the
sam
e fo
r bo
th s
tate
and
cou
nty
un-
less
oth
erw
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spec
ified
. Whe
n th
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tiona
l dat
a so
urce
was
diffe
rent
from
the
stat
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cou
nty
sour
ce, t
here
are
hea
ding
ssp
ecify
ing
diffe
rent
sta
te a
nd n
atio
nal s
ourc
es; a
gain
cou
nty
sour
ces
are
the
sam
e as
sta
te s
ourc
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nles
s ot
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174
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Page 85
Num
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and
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Num
ber
of
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n
Kid
s in
Sin
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Par
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Fam
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s in
Pov
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1980
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1980
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4
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Fou
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West Virginia Kids Count Fund1031 (harrier Street
Suite 313 Atlas BuildingCharleston, West Virginia 25301
(304)345-2101Toll Free (888)543-7268
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In collaboration withWest Virginia University Survey
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Margie HaleExecutive Director
Jeff CristDirector of Communications
Pamela M. FoldenExecutive Assistant
Funding provided byAnnie E. Casey Foundation
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE CONTACT: MARGIE HALEMARCH 25, 1997 10 AM (304)345-2101
(888)543-7268
FIFTH ANNUAL WV KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK RELEASED
A new report discusses child poverty and low school achievement, and profiles three
national blue ribbon schools that serve high numbers of low-income students.
The fifth annual WV KIDS COUNT Data Book, a county-by-county report on the well-
being of children in West Virginia, was released March 25, 1997, by the West Virginia KIDS
COUNT Fund at the University of Charleston's Maroon and Gold Room. The 1996 report
focuses on education and children in poverty.
During the release of the data book, four high school students, selected as essay
winners in KIDS COUNT contest, read excerpts from their essays about how schools can better
prepare them to contribute to society and participate in tomorrow's economy. The students
selected were: Amanda England, Braxton County High School; Elizabeth Gibson, Braxton
County High School; Alzira Leques, Winfield High School; and Marcus Thudium, George
Washington High School.
"The improvement of education for children in poverty is one of the critical factors to
reduce welfare dependency and to prepare students to participate in tomorrow's economy," said
Margie Hale, Executive Director of the West Virginia KIDS COUNT Fund.
Ten percent of West Virginia's children live in families where one parent worked all
year, yet wages did not bring them above the poverty level. These are the working poor. Thirty
percent of our poor children have at least one parents who works all year. This contradicts
several notions underlying welfare reform: (I) that the poor don't work, and (2) working will
create self-sufficiency. A number of actions can improve the situation of the working poor, such
as the Earned Income Tax Credit. A critical long-term factor is to improve education,
particularly for children in poverty so that they can secure high-wage jobs and be self-sufficient.
The connection between education and poverty is illustrated in the report using text
and maps. The education and poverty indicators that were chosen are (1) student attendance, (2)
percent of high school dropouts, (3) percent of high school graduates, (4) pupil to teacher ratio,
(5) teacher/administrator experience in years, (6) percent of births to mothers with less than a
12th grade education, (7) percent of children approved for free and reduced school meals, (8)
employment to population ratio, and (9) the unemployment rate.
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The report also profiles three national blue ribbon schools in West Virginia that serve high concentrations of
low-income students. A national blue ribbon school award is the highest honor a school can receive. Among many
other things, these schools provide opportunities for at-risk students and those unusually talented; a staff development
program, particularly for new teachers; programs that prepare students to live effectively in a society that is culturally
and ethnically diverse; and special programs to assist potential dropouts.
The national blue ribbon schools profiled in the report are Troy Elementary School in Gilmer County, Sherman
Junior High School in Boone County, and Hundred High School in Wetzel County.
"The single most powerful predictor of school achievement is socioeconomic status," said KIDS COUNT
Board member and Braxton County School Superintendent Kenna Seal.
"Our research shows that the great majority of West Virginia's blue ribbon schools are in counties where child
poverty rates are lower and where teacher and administrator experience is above average," said Hale. "We have
developed maps to illustrate these points ."
The principals of the profiled schools had several ideas about how their achievements could be replicated in
other schools and districts serving high concentrations of poor children: (1) encourage the exchange of information
between principals and teachers throughout the state, (2) select principals who want to help children and whoare able to
think creatively and take risks, (3) encourage teachers and principals to visit other high-achieving schools for ideas and
inspiration, (4) make sure the principal has a vision and is committed to high performance, and (5) promote conferences
where teachers and principals can interact and share programs and experiences.
The 1996 WV KIDS COUNT Data Book measures trends for child well-being at a county and state level for a
14-year period from 1980 to 1994. Copies of the report are available for $5.00 each from the West Virginia KIDS
COUNT Fund, 1031 Quarrier Street, Suite 313, Charleston, WV 25301 or by calling (304)345-2101 or toll-free at 1-
888 -543 -7268.
The mission of the West Virginia KIDS COUNT Fund is to improve the condition of West Virginia's children
by mobilizing the public and private sectors to create prevention and early intervention programs, policies, and
strategies. Members of the Fund are among the state's most respected business, community, and religious leaders.
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