Enrollment
337
Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Hague, VA
Cople Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Cople Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 510398001765
👥 S:T ratio 50
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 33
📋 Attendance 67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Cople Elementary earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of Virginia schools.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 12.5:1
- small classes for Virginia
- 337
- students enrolled
Cople Elementary has class sizes smaller than 72% of Virginia schools. Computed live against every Virginia school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Westmoreland County Public Schools · Virginia
NCES ID 510398001765 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
27.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.5:1
vs 13.9:1 Virginia avg
-10% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Cople Elementary compares with Virginia and U.S. medians
What stands out at Cople Elementary
Cople Elementary is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Hague, Virginia, enrolling 337 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Virginia schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 337 puts it in the smaller third of Virginia schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,868 scored Virginia schools.
Its student body is led by African American (48%) and White (26%) (diversity index 67/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 337 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
13.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Westmoreland County Public Schools also operates Westmoreland High (488 students) and Washington District Elementary (415 students) alongside Cople Elementary.
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 Cople Elementary compares
Cople Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Virginia and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Virginia | Virginia avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.5:1 | ▼ 10% | 13.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 337 | top 81% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
337
Bigger than 38% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
12.5:1
students per teacher
- 10% below state mean
Top 28% in Virginia - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$16,506
per pupil, district-wide
- above Virginia avg of $14,649
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 337 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.0 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
African American 48.1%
White 26.4%
Hispanic or Latino 16.0%
Two or More 9.2%
Asian 0.3%
Largest group: African American at 48.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 66.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 66.5, Cople Elementary is more mixed than the Virginia school average of 53.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Westmoreland County Public Schools, which includes Cople Elementary.
$16,506
Per student
+13%
vs Virginia
Avg $14,649
-1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.9%
State 46.7%
Federal 14.4%
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 Cople Elementary Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland High | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Washington District Elementary | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Montross Middle | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Cople Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 488
- Students per teacher
- 13.2:1
- Resource Index
- 49/100
- Enrollment
- 415
- Students per teacher
- 15.4:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
- Enrollment
- 334
- Students per teacher
- 10.8:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Virginia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~337 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Cople Elementary
How many students attend Cople Elementary?
Cople Elementary has 337 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hague, VA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cople Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Cople Elementary is 12.5:1, which is 10% lower than the Virginia average of 13.9:1 and 20% 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 Cople Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Cople Elementary is African American at 48.1% of enrollment, in Hague, VA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.5/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Cople Elementary?
Cople Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher 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 Cople Elementary a good school?
Cople Elementary earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of 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 Westmoreland County Public Schools?
Besides Cople Elementary, Westmoreland County Public Schools also operates Westmoreland High (488 students), Washington District Elementary (415 students), and Montross Middle (334 students). See the Westmoreland County Public Schools district page for the complete list.
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