Council Elementary/Middle
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 7 · Honaker, Virginia
Council Elementary/Middle in Honaker, Virginia enrolled 194 students in 2024-25 with 15.8 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
185 students in 2022-23, 194 students in 2023-24, 194 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.5 to 15.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 185 | 14.5 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 37.1 | 5.2 |
| 2024-25 | 194 | 15.8 | 12.2 |
12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools
Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 354 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Council Elementary/Middle enrolled 177 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 354 of the 177 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent36.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
97.4% of students were White, 2.1% Hispanic, 0.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White97.4%
- Hispanic2.1%
- Two or more races0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Council Elementary/Middle scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 50‑54% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Honaker
2 public elementary schools in Honaker report 2024-25 enrollment; Council Elementary/Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honaker Elementary | 712 | 13.3 | 91.2% |
| Council Elementary/Middle | 194 | 12.2 | 88.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Council Elementary/Middle
- Honaker ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 8.7 miles away: 712 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.7 mi
- Lebanon PrimaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 267 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Council Elementary/Middle with Honaker ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Buchanan County Public Schools spends per student$15,191 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,191
- The largest public schools in VirginiaCouncil Elementary/Middle is the number 1,089 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,089 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.12.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Council Elementary/Middle
How many students attend Council Elementary/Middle?
194 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 185 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Honaker, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Council Elementary/Middle?
12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Council Elementary/Middle a Title I school?
Council Elementary/Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Council Elementary/Middle do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Council Elementary/Middle scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Council Elementary/Middle in?
Buchanan County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510051001897 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.