Morgan County is east of the Allegheny Front, straddling the extreme
Eastern Panhandle and the Ridges and Valleys of the Potomac Potomac River.
It is divided almost in half by Cacapon Mountain. The eastern half was
separated from Berkeley County and the western half was taken from Hampshire
County. As far as geography, and weather, it sometimes seem like two
different areas.
We are one of the smallest counties in West Virginia both in
population and land area, but we have one of the fastest population growth
rates, due to our proximity to the Washington and Baltimore Metropolitan
areas.
Within the year 2002 the School Board has made a strong commitment
to maintain the small schools especially the Paw Paw High School. The
Morgan County Chapter of Challenge West Virginia has formed to support the
Board in this decision as well as to help improve the education in all of
our county schools.
| Morgan County Schools: |
Grades |
Enrollment (approx.) |
| Paw Paw Schools... |
|
|
| Elementary |
K-6 |
110 |
| High School |
7-12 |
100 |
| Greenwood Elementary |
K-5 |
65 |
| Pleasant View Elementary |
K-5 |
145 |
North Berkeley Elementary
(new school under construction) |
K-1 |
300 |
| Widmeyer Elementary |
2-5 |
570 |
| Warm Springs Middle School |
6-8 |
560 |
| Berkeley Springs High School |
9-12 |
635 |
