Philip Barbour High School

Philip Barbour High School
Stained glass in commons of Philip Barbour High School
Location
99 Horseshoe Drive Philippi , West Virginia 26416 United States
Coordinates	39°06′33″N79°59′37″W / 39.10911°N 79.99366°W / 39.10911; -79.99366
Information
NCES District ID	5400030 [1]
CEEB code	491020
NCES School ID	540003000008 [2]
Teaching staff	40.60 (FTE)
Grades	PK, 9 - 12th
Enrollment	589 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	14.51
Colors	Columbia blue, white, and navy [3]
Nickname	Colts [3]
Website	pbhs.barb.k12.wv.us

Philip Barbour High School is the sole public high school serving Barbour County, West Virginia. The school is named, as is the county it serves, for Philip P. Barbour, a former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Philip Barbour High School was the result of the consolidation of Philippi High School, Kasson High School and Belington High School in 1963.^{[ citation needed ]}

The school colors are Columbia blue and white and the athletic nickname is the "Colts". The school is classified as a "AA" school by the WVSSAC for athletic purposes. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• Mary McClung, professor of theatrical costume design and puppetry at West Virginia University ^[5]

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Barbour County Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved June 19, 2025.
2. "Search for Public Schools - Philip Barbour High School (540003000008)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved June 19, 2025.
3. "Philip Barbour High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
4. "School Directory". WVSSAC . Retrieved July 12, 2015.
5. Lattea, Charlene (November 15, 2010). "WVU's Mary McClung recognized as one of nation's most inventive costume designers". West Virginia University . Retrieved December 12, 2025.

External links

• School Website