Other / mixed grade configuration · Burnsville, WV

Burnsville Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Burnsville Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540012001328
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👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Burnsville Elementary School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of West Virginia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in West Virginia.

32
Resource Index · Typical
8.8:1
small classes for West Virginia
88
students enrolled

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

School address

Burnsville, WV 26335
District: Braxton County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540012001328 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-27 students YoY

Burnsville Elementary School shrank from 121 students in 2022-23 to 94 in 2023-24 (-22.3%).

Teacher FTE lost 10.3 → 9.7 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-27 students YoY 540012001328 · Burnsville, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

88 enr · 8.8:1 · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: Braxton County High School (481 students)

Burnsville Elementary School shrank from 121 students in 2022-23 to 94 in 2023-24 (-22.3%). Teacher FTE lost 10.3 → 9.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Burnsville Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Burnsville Elementary School reports 88 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 Burnsville Elementary School compares

Burnsville 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 8.8:1 ▼ 33% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 88 top 95% - -

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

8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
88
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher - 33% 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
70.5%
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
$13,685
per pupil, district-wide - below West Virginia avg of $15,158
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 97.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%

Largest group: White at 97.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.5/100

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

Programs

District finance for Braxton County Schools reports $13,685 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Burnsville Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Braxton County High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Braxton County Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Sutton Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Davis Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Frametown Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Braxton 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 (~88 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.8:1)

Frequently asked questions about Burnsville Elementary School

How many students attend Burnsville Elementary School?

Burnsville Elementary School has 88 students enrolled. It is a public school in Burnsville, WV. CCD year-over-year: 121 (2022-23) → 94 (2023-24), down 27.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Burnsville Elementary School is 8.8:1, which is 33% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 44% 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 Burnsville Elementary School?

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

What is the Resource Investment Index for Burnsville Elementary School?

Burnsville Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Braxton County Schools?

Besides Burnsville Elementary School, Braxton County Schools also operates Braxton County High School (481 students), Braxton County Middle School (376 students), and Sutton Elementary School (166 students). See the Braxton 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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