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Hinton, West Virginia - 4 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Summers County Schools #5 of 56 districts in West Virginia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,790 per pupil, Summers County Schools ranks #28 of 56 West Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (West Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,318
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Summers County Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,318 students, placing it among the smallest districts in West Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Summers County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,790 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 56 West Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how West Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.1% local, 52.0% state, and 28.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 60/100, ranked #5 of 56 in West Virginia against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 252.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 65.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.0% White, 1.0% African American, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hinton Area Elementary, with a diversity index of 13.0/100.
Its largest campus is Summers County High School, enrolling 627 students (55% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jumping Branch Elementary School, at 86 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Summers County High School accounts for 47.6% of all Summers County Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Summers County Schools a distant remainder — means Summers County Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Summers County Schools school enrollment varies 7.3× across entities
Summers County Schools school enrollment ranges from 86 students (lowest) to 627 students (highest), a spread of 541 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Summers County Schools student-counselor ratio is 252:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Summers County Schools is typically wider than the Summers County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Summers County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 65.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Summers County Schools has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 1,318 students.
How much does Summers County Schools spend per student?
Summers County Schools spends $13,790 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #5 in West Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Summers County Schools?
Summers County Schools students are 95.0% White, 1.0% African American, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Summers County Schools?
Summers County Schools has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #5 out of 56 districts in West Virginia.