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Hacker Valley Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Hacker Valley Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540153001117
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👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
82
📋 Attendance
31
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hacker Valley Elementary School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of West Virginia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in West Virginia.

65
Resource Index · Higher
6:1
small classes for West Virginia
36
students enrolled

Hacker Valley Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 99% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Hacker Valley, WV 26222
District: Webster County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540153001117 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-13 students YoY

Hacker Valley Elementary School shrank from 53 students in 2022-23 to 40 in 2023-24 (-24.5%).

Teacher FTE held 6.1 → 6.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-13 students YoY 540153001117 · Hacker Valley, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

36 enr · 6:1 · RII 65

Nearest enrollment peer: Webster County High School (489 students)

Hacker Valley Elementary School shrank from 53 students in 2022-23 to 40 in 2023-24 (-24.5%). Teacher FTE held 6.1 → 6.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Hacker Valley Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Hacker Valley Elementary School reports 36 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 Hacker Valley Elementary School compares

Hacker Valley 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 6:1 ▼ 54% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 36 top 99% - -

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

6:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
36
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
6:1
students per teacher - 54% below state mean
Top 1% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.8%
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
$14,065
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
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Hacker Valley Elementary School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Webster County Schools reports $14,065 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Hacker Valley Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Webster County High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Glade Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Webster Springs Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Webster County Schools · 3 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 (~36 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~6:1)

Frequently asked questions about Hacker Valley Elementary School

How many students attend Hacker Valley Elementary School?

Hacker Valley Elementary School has 36 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hacker Valley, WV. CCD year-over-year: 53 (2022-23) → 40 (2023-24), down 13.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hacker Valley Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Hacker Valley Elementary School is 6:1, which is 54% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 62% 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 Hacker Valley Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Hacker Valley Elementary School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Hacker Valley, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hacker Valley Elementary School?

Hacker Valley Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (higher 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 Webster County Schools?

Besides Hacker Valley Elementary School, Webster County Schools also operates Webster County High School (489 students), Glade Elementary School (328 students), and Webster Springs Elementary School (195 students). See the Webster 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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