Other / mixed grade configuration · Brenton, WV

Baileysville Elementary & Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Baileysville Elementary & Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540165001191
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
47
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Baileysville Elementary & Middle School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median.

43
Resource Index · Typical
11.6:1
students per teacher
267
students enrolled

Baileysville Elementary & Middle School has class sizes near the West Virginia median. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

267

West Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

23.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.6:1

vs 13.1:1 West Virginia avg

-11% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Baileysville Elementary & Middle School compares with West Virginia and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Baileysville Elementary & Middle School

Baileysville Elementary & Middle School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Brenton, West Virginia, enrolling 267 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of West Virginia schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 267 students, its enrollment sits close to the West Virginia median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 643 scored West Virginia schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment) (diversity index 4/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 267 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 76.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 20.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 88 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 267 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Wyoming County Schools also operates Westside High School (509 students) and Wyoming County East High School (449 students) alongside Baileysville Elementary & Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Baileysville Elementary & Middle School compares

Baileysville Elementary & Middle School on the metrics families compare, against West Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs West Virginia West Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.6:1 ▼ 11% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 267 top 58% - -

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

11.6:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
267
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.6:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 33% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 67% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
76.4%
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
$14,097
per pupil, district-wide - below West Virginia avg of $14,844
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 267 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
44
in-school suspensions + 44 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 16.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 33.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 98.1%
African American 0.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.7%
Two or More 0.4%

Largest group: White at 98.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.8, Baileysville Elementary & Middle School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wyoming County Schools, which includes Baileysville Elementary & Middle School.

$14,097
Per student
-5%
vs West Virginia
Avg $14,844
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.4%
State 53.4%
Federal 20.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Baileysville Elementary & Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Westside High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Wyoming County East High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Berlin Mckinney Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pineville Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Huff Cons Elementary & Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Wyoming County Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of West Virginia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Baileysville Elementary & Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Baileysville Elementary & Middle School

How many students attend Baileysville Elementary & Middle School?

Baileysville Elementary & Middle School has 267 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brenton, WV.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Baileysville Elementary & Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Baileysville Elementary & Middle School is 11.6:1, which is 11% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 26% 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 Baileysville Elementary & Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Baileysville Elementary & Middle School is White at 98.1% of enrollment, in Brenton, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Baileysville Elementary & Middle School?

Baileysville Elementary & Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Baileysville Elementary & Middle School a good school?

Baileysville Elementary & Middle School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Wyoming County Schools?

Besides Baileysville Elementary & Middle School, Wyoming County Schools also operates Westside High School (509 students), Wyoming County East High School (449 students), and Berlin Mckinney Elementary School (372 students). See the Wyoming County Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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

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