Other / mixed grade configuration · Ashton, WV

Ashton Elementary School

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540078001505
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👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
46
📋 Attendance
12
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ashton Elementary School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of West Virginia schools.

38
Resource Index · Typical
8.7:1
small classes for West Virginia
270
students enrolled

Ashton Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 95% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Ashton, WV 25503
District: Mason County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540078001505 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-29 students YoY

Ashton Elementary School shrank from 334 students in 2022-23 to 305 in 2023-24 (-8.7%).

Teacher FTE lost 31.0 → 28.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-29 students YoY 540078001505 · Ashton, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

270 enr · 8.7:1 · RII 38

Nearest enrollment peer: Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School (995 students)

Ashton Elementary School shrank from 334 students in 2022-23 to 305 in 2023-24 (-8.7%). Teacher FTE lost 31.0 → 28.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Ashton Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Ashton Elementary School reports 270 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 Ashton Elementary School compares

Ashton 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 8.7:1 ▼ 34% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 270 top 57% - -

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

8.7:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
270
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8.7:1
students per teacher - 34% below state mean
Top 5% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
35.2%
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
$14,880
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 270 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 97.8%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5%
African American 0.4%
Two or More 0.4%

Largest group: White at 97.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.3, Ashton Elementary School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

District finance for Mason County Schools reports $14,880 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Ashton Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
New Haven Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Wahama Junior/Senior High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pt. Pleasant Intermediate Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pt. Pleasant Primary Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Ashton Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mason 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 (~270 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Ashton Elementary School

How many students attend Ashton Elementary School?

Ashton Elementary School has 270 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ashton, WV. CCD year-over-year: 334 (2022-23) → 305 (2023-24), down 29.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashton Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ashton Elementary School is 8.7:1, which is 34% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 45% 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 Ashton Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Ashton Elementary School is White at 97.8% of enrollment, in Ashton, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ashton Elementary School?

Ashton 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 Mason County Schools?

Besides Ashton Elementary School, Mason County Schools also operates Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School (995 students), New Haven Elementary School (460 students), and Wahama Junior/Senior High School (397 students). See the Mason 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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