High school (grades 9-12) · Romney, WV

Hampshire Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Hampshire Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 540042000248
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👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
26
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hampshire Senior High School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 73% of West Virginia schools.

#4 of 4
public schools in Romney · Resource Index
28
Resource Index · Lower
11.2:1
small classes for West Virginia
740
students enrolled

Hampshire Senior High School has class sizes smaller than 73% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Hampshire Senior High School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Romney, WV.

School address

Romney, WV 26757
District: Hampshire County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540042000248 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+6 students YoY

Hampshire Senior High School held near 824 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+6 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 66.3 → 65.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+6 students YoY 540042000248 · Romney, WV High · MID · TRAD

740 enr · 11.2:1 · RII 28

Nearest enrollment peer: Romney Elementary School (490 students)

Hampshire Senior High School held near 824 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+6 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 66.3 → 65.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Hampshire Senior High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Hampshire Senior High School reports 740 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 Hampshire Senior High School compares

Hampshire Senior High School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 11.2:1 ▼ 15% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 740 top 8% - -

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

11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
740
Bigger than 83% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.2:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 27% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 73% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
62.6%
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
$14,361
per pupil, district-wide - below West Virginia avg of $15,158
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 370 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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 95.0%
Hispanic or Latino 2.8%
Two or More 1.6%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 95.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.6, Hampshire Senior High School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 12

District finance for Hampshire County Schools reports $14,361 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Hampshire Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Romney Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Romney Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Capon Bridge Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Augusta Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Capon Bridge Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hampshire Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Hampshire County Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high 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 (~740 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Hampshire Senior High School

How many students attend Hampshire Senior High School?

Hampshire Senior High School has 740 students enrolled. It is a high school in Romney, WV. CCD year-over-year: 818 (2022-23) → 824 (2023-24), nearly flat (+6).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hampshire Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Hampshire Senior High School is 11.2:1, which is 15% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 29% 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 Hampshire Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Hampshire Senior High School is White at 95.0% of enrollment, in Romney, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hampshire Senior High School?

Hampshire Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower 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).

How does Hampshire Senior High School rank among public schools in Romney?

By Resource Investment Index, Hampshire Senior High School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Romney, WV. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Hampshire County Schools?

Besides Hampshire Senior High School, Hampshire County Schools also operates Romney Elementary School (490 students), Romney Middle School (364 students), and Capon Bridge Elementary School (329 students). See the Hampshire 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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