SCHOOLS & COLLEGES
Public Schools
Barbour County’s public schools are among the newest,
safest facilities in the state. All have been built since
1979 with the Philip Barbour High School newly constructed
in 2003. 2900 students are enrolled in grades K-12. Extra-curricular
activities are available for all students and include football,
track, wrestling, volleyball, band chorus, science fairs,
art shows, and spelling bees. All schools are Class I schools
as accredited by the WV Department of Education. For more
information contact the Board of Education located at 105
S. Railroad Street in Philippi or call 304-457-3030.
Private Schools
Feed My Sheep, 304-457-1135; Philippi Christian Academy, 304-457-5862
Head Start
Barbour County Head Start Program 304-823-2315
College
Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi is an independent liberal
arts institution associated with the American Baptist Churches,
USA. A-B offers 45 majors in five academic divisions: education,
health sciences, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.
Five other institutions of higher education are located within
50 miles of the county, including West Virginia University
in Morgantown and Fairmont State College in Fairmont.
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