Other / mixed grade configuration · Chester, WV

A. T. Allison Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for A. T. Allison Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540045001186
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👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
48
📋 Attendance
15
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

A. T. Allison Elementary School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of West Virginia schools.

38
Resource Index · Typical
9.7:1
small classes for West Virginia
261
students enrolled

A. T. Allison Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 89% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Chester, WV 26034
District: Hancock County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540045001186 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-29 students YoY

A. T. Allison Elementary School shrank from 286 students in 2022-23 to 257 in 2023-24 (-10.1%).

Teacher FTE lost 27.5 → 26.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-29 students YoY 540045001186 · Chester, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

261 enr · 9.7:1 · RII 38

Nearest enrollment peer: Weirton Elementary (802 students)

A. T. Allison Elementary School shrank from 286 students in 2022-23 to 257 in 2023-24 (-10.1%). Teacher FTE lost 27.5 → 26.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

A. T. Allison Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows A. T. Allison Elementary School reports 261 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How A. T. Allison Elementary School compares

A. T. Allison Elementary School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs West Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs West Virginia West Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.7:1 ▼ 26% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 261 top 60% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.7:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
261
Bigger than 27% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.7:1
students per teacher - 26% below state mean
Top 11% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,820
per pupil, district-wide - below West Virginia avg of $15,158
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 261 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 93.1%
Two or More 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
African American 0.4%

Largest group: White at 93.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.1, A. T. Allison Elementary School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

District finance for Hancock County Schools reports $14,820 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How A. T. Allison Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Weirton Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Weir High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Weir Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Oak Glen High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Oak Glen Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to A. T. Allison Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Hancock County Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~261 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about A. T. Allison Elementary School

How many students attend A. T. Allison Elementary School?

A. T. Allison Elementary School has 261 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chester, WV. CCD year-over-year: 286 (2022-23) → 257 (2023-24), down 29.

What is the student-teacher ratio at A. T. Allison Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at A. T. Allison Elementary School is 9.7:1, which is 26% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 38% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of A. T. Allison Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at A. T. Allison Elementary School is White at 93.1% of enrollment, in Chester, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for A. T. Allison Elementary School?

A. T. Allison Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Hancock County Schools?

Besides A. T. Allison Elementary School, Hancock County Schools also operates Weirton Elementary (802 students), Weir High School (583 students), and Weir Middle School (493 students). See the Hancock County Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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