St. Francis of Assisi
525 Holley St., Saint Albans, WV 25177Checked against the official list (dated August 10, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-5
- Students (K-12)
- 111
- Students per teacher
- 4.3
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Charleston center
- 10.7 miles
Can you use Hope here?
✓ On the official West Virginia Hope Scholarship list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- Opened March 2, 2026. June 15 was the deadline for the full amount. Late applications run to February 28, 2027 at reduced amounts: 50% of the award until November 30, then 25% from December 1.
Source: the official list, dated August 10, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet
School facts
- Teachers
- 33
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, WV
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 115 to 111, down 4 (3%)
- Path
- Dipped to 107 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (23)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 (12)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against West Virginia
- Same as the median of the 97 private schools we list
- School day, against West Virginia
- About the median of 7 hours (97 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.3 here; median 8.1 at 42 WV elementary schools
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
St. Francis of Assisi tuition, and what Hope pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $4,500 to $8,095 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
West Virginia Hope Scholarship Education savings account
- Award
- $5,435.62 expected for 2026-27
- How it varies
- Apply late and you get less in your first year: 75% of the award for applications June 16 to September 15, 2026, 50% for September 16 to November 30, and 25% for December 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027 (Hope Scholarship home page, read October 8, 2026).
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at St. Francis of Assisi?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Hope pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Hope Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Lanes Christian School | $7,095 to $8,095 | 2026-27 | 4.3 |
| New Hope Christian School | $4,500 | 2026-27 | 7.5 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis of Assisi School | PreK-5 | 111 | <1 |
| Cross Lanes Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 279 | 4 |
| Teays Valley Christian School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 6 | |
| Iawv Elementary School ✓ | PreK-6 | 40 | 7 |
| New Hope Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 18 | 8 |
| Bible Center School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 8 | |
| Calvary Baptist Academy ✓ | K-12 | 211 | 9 |
| Charleston Catholic High School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 11 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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Next Hope date: February 28, 2027 (Last day for late 2026-27 applications (reduced amount)).
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