Other / mixed grade configuration · Gallipolis Ferry, WV

Beale Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Beale Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540078000609
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👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
56
📋 Attendance
15
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Beale Elementary School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of West Virginia schools.

51
Resource Index · Higher
9.9:1
small classes for West Virginia
218
students enrolled

Beale Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 87% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515
District: Mason County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540078000609 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-12 students YoY

Beale Elementary School shrank from 230 students in 2022-23 to 218 in 2023-24 (-5.2%).

Teacher FTE held 22.0 → 22.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-12 students YoY 540078000609 · Gallipolis Ferry, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

218 enr · 9.9:1 · RII 51

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

Beale Elementary School shrank from 230 students in 2022-23 to 218 in 2023-24 (-5.2%). Teacher FTE held 22.0 → 22.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Beale Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Beale Elementary School reports 218 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 Beale Elementary School compares

Beale 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 9.9:1 ▼ 24% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 218 top 71% - -

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

9.9:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
218
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.9:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 13% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.9%
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 218 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 95.0%
Two or More 3.2%
African American 1.4%
Asian 0.5%

Largest group: White at 95.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.6, Beale Elementary School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

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

How Beale 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 Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Beale 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 (~218 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Beale Elementary School

How many students attend Beale Elementary School?

Beale Elementary School has 218 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gallipolis Ferry, WV. CCD year-over-year: 230 (2022-23) → 218 (2023-24), down 12.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Beale Elementary School is 9.9:1, which is 24% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 37% 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 Beale Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Beale Elementary School is White at 95.0% of enrollment, in Gallipolis Ferry, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Beale Elementary School?

Beale Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher 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 Beale 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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