Elementary school (grades K-5) · Wellsburg, WV

Brooke Intermediate School South

Federal NCES profile for Brooke Intermediate School South, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 540015001581
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
52
📋 Attendance
26
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brooke Intermediate School South earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 76% of West Virginia schools.

#2 of 3
elementary schools in Wellsburg · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
small classes for West Virginia
121
students enrolled

Brooke Intermediate School South has class sizes smaller than 76% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Brooke Intermediate School South ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Wellsburg, WV.

Enrollment

121

West Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11:1

vs 13.1:1 West Virginia avg

-16% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Brooke Intermediate School South compares with West Virginia and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Brooke Intermediate School South

Brooke Intermediate School South is a small elementary school in Wellsburg, West Virginia, enrolling 121 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11:1 puts it in the smaller third of West Virginia schools by student-teacher ratio.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of West Virginia schools, with 121 enrolled.

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

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 12/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 242 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 29.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 15.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Brooke County Schools also operates Brooke High School (855 students) and Brooke Middle School (605 students) alongside Brooke Intermediate School South.

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 Brooke Intermediate School South compares

Brooke Intermediate School South 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 11:1 ▼ 16% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 121 top 91% - -

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

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
121
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 16% below state mean
Top 24% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 76% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
29.8%
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
$15,642
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 93.4%
Two or More 5.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%

Largest group: White at 93.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.4, Brooke Intermediate School South is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brooke County Schools, which includes Brooke Intermediate School South.

$15,642
Per student
+5%
vs West Virginia
Avg $14,844
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 47.2%
State 37.8%
Federal 15.0%

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 Brooke Intermediate School South Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Brooke High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Brooke Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Brooke Primary School North Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Brooke Primary School South Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Brooke Intermediate School North Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Brooke County Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary 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

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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 Brooke Intermediate School South

How many students attend Brooke Intermediate School South?

Brooke Intermediate School South has 121 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Wellsburg, WV.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Brooke Intermediate School South?

The student-teacher ratio at Brooke Intermediate School South is 11:1, which is 16% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 30% 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 Brooke Intermediate School South?

The largest demographic group at Brooke Intermediate School South is White at 93.4% of enrollment, in Wellsburg, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brooke Intermediate School South?

Brooke Intermediate School South has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (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).

How does Brooke Intermediate School South rank among elementary schools in Wellsburg?

By Resource Investment Index, Brooke Intermediate School South ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Wellsburg, WV. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Wellsburg on the city page.

Is Brooke Intermediate School South a good school?

Brooke Intermediate School South earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 76% of West Virginia schools. 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 Brooke County Schools?

Besides Brooke Intermediate School South, Brooke County Schools also operates Brooke High School (855 students), Brooke Middle School (605 students), and Brooke Primary School North (257 students). See the Brooke 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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