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Fort Ashby Primary School

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540087000715
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👥 S:T ratio
39
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
14
📋 Attendance
79
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fort Ashby Primary School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 80% of West Virginia schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
15.3:1
large classes for West Virginia
214
students enrolled

Fort Ashby Primary School has class sizes larger than 80% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Ft. Ashby, WV 26719
District: Mineral County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540087000715 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+12 students YoY

Fort Ashby Primary School grew from 214 students in 2022-23 to 226 in 2023-24 (+5.6%).

Teacher FTE held 14.5 → 14.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+12 students YoY 540087000715 · Ft. Ashby, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

214 enr · 15.3:1 · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Keyser High School (665 students)

Fort Ashby Primary School grew from 214 students in 2022-23 to 226 in 2023-24 (+5.6%). Teacher FTE held 14.5 → 14.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Fort Ashby Primary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Fort Ashby Primary School reports 214 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 Fort Ashby Primary School compares

Fort Ashby Primary School is a growing 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 15.3:1 ▲ 17% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 214 top 72% - -

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

15.3:1
Leaner classes than 44% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
214
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.3:1
students per teacher - 17% above state mean
Top 80% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 20% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
8.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$13,984
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Programs

District finance for Mineral County Schools reports $13,984 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Fort Ashby Primary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Keyser High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Keyser Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Keyser Primary School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Frankfort High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Frankfort Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Mineral 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 (~214 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Fort Ashby Primary School

How many students attend Fort Ashby Primary School?

Fort Ashby Primary School has 214 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ft. Ashby, WV. CCD year-over-year: 214 (2022-23) → 226 (2023-24), up 12.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Ashby Primary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Fort Ashby Primary School is 15.3:1, which is 17% higher than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 3% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fort Ashby Primary School?

Fort Ashby Primary School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (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 Mineral County Schools?

Besides Fort Ashby Primary School, Mineral County Schools also operates Keyser High School (665 students), Keyser Middle School (633 students), and Keyser Primary School (568 students). See the Mineral 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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