Other / mixed grade configuration · Flatwoods, WV

Flatwoods Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Flatwoods Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540012000065
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👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
78
📋 Attendance
15
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Flatwoods Elementary School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of West Virginia schools.

47
Resource Index · Typical
9.1:1
small classes for West Virginia
109
students enrolled

Flatwoods Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 93% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Flatwoods, WV 26621
District: Braxton County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540012000065 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-10 students YoY

Flatwoods Elementary School shrank from 173 students in 2022-23 to 163 in 2023-24 (-5.8%).

Teacher FTE held 12.3 → 12.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-10 students YoY 540012000065 · Flatwoods, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

109 enr · 9.1:1 · RII 47

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

Flatwoods Elementary School shrank from 173 students in 2022-23 to 163 in 2023-24 (-5.8%). Teacher FTE held 12.3 → 12.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Flatwoods Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Flatwoods Elementary School reports 109 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 Flatwoods Elementary School compares

Flatwoods 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 9.1:1 ▼ 31% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 109 top 92% - -

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

9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
109
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.1:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 7% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.9%
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 109 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 92.7%
Two or More 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino 1.8%

Largest group: White at 92.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.7, Flatwoods 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 Flatwoods 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 Flatwoods 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 (~109 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.1:1)

Frequently asked questions about Flatwoods Elementary School

How many students attend Flatwoods Elementary School?

Flatwoods Elementary School has 109 students enrolled. It is a public school in Flatwoods, WV. CCD year-over-year: 173 (2022-23) → 163 (2023-24), down 10.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Flatwoods Elementary School is 9.1:1, which is 31% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 42% 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 Flatwoods Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Flatwoods Elementary School is White at 92.7% of enrollment, in Flatwoods, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Flatwoods Elementary School?

Flatwoods Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical 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 Braxton County Schools?

Besides Flatwoods 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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