Other / mixed grade configuration · Bradshaw, WV

Bradshaw Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Bradshaw Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540081001398
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👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
14
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bradshaw Elementary School earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 84% of West Virginia schools.

26
Resource Index · Lower
10.2:1
small classes for West Virginia
214
students enrolled

Bradshaw Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 84% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Bradshaw, WV 24817
District: Mcdowell County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540081001398 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-16 students YoY

Bradshaw Elementary School shrank from 272 students in 2022-23 to 256 in 2023-24 (-5.9%).

Teacher FTE lost 21.0 → 19.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-16 students YoY 540081001398 · Bradshaw, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

214 enr · 10.2:1 · RII 26

Nearest enrollment peer: Mount View High School (521 students)

Bradshaw Elementary School shrank from 272 students in 2022-23 to 256 in 2023-24 (-5.9%). Teacher FTE lost 21.0 → 19.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Bradshaw Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Bradshaw Elementary School reports 214 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 Bradshaw Elementary School compares

Bradshaw 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 10.2:1 ▼ 22% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 214 top 72% - -

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

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
214
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.2:1
students per teacher - 22% below state mean
Top 16% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
79.4%
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
$15,682
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 97.7%
African American 1.4%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: White at 97.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.5, Bradshaw Elementary School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

District finance for Mcdowell County Schools reports $15,682 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Bradshaw Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mount View High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
River View High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Southside K-8 Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Sandy River Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Iaeger Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Mcdowell 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 (~214 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Bradshaw Elementary School

How many students attend Bradshaw Elementary School?

Bradshaw Elementary School has 214 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bradshaw, WV. CCD year-over-year: 272 (2022-23) → 256 (2023-24), down 16.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Bradshaw Elementary School is 10.2:1, which is 22% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 35% 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 Bradshaw Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Bradshaw Elementary School is White at 97.7% of enrollment, in Bradshaw, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bradshaw Elementary School?

Bradshaw Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower 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 Mcdowell County Schools?

Besides Bradshaw Elementary School, Mcdowell County Schools also operates Mount View High School (521 students), River View High School (405 students), and Southside K-8 (266 students). See the Mcdowell 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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