CHARLESTON — Fall enrollment numbers for West Virginia’s 55 county public school systems continued a downward trend, adding to fears of future school consolidations and closings.

The West Virginia Board of Education met Wednesday morning for its monthly meeting at the state Department of Education headquarters on the grounds of the State Capitol Complex in Charleston.

Board members received the annual West Virginia Education Snapshot, showing the number of public school students, professional staff, total public schools, and number of non-public school students in the state.

According to the report, there were 234,957 students enrolled in the state’s 55-county school system. That includes the 4,234 students enrolled in the state’s five in-person public charter schools and two statewide

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