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Lavalette Elementary School

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540150001107
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👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
16
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lavalette Elementary School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of West Virginia schools.

47
Resource Index · Typical
11.1:1
small classes for West Virginia
245
students enrolled

Lavalette Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 75% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Lavalette, WV 25535
District: Wayne County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540150001107 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-4 students YoY

Lavalette Elementary School held near 229 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 22.0 → 22.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-4 students YoY 540150001107 · Lavalette, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

245 enr · 11.1:1 · RII 47

Nearest enrollment peer: Spring Valley High School (946 students)

Lavalette Elementary School held near 229 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount). Teacher FTE held 22.0 → 22.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Lavalette Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Lavalette Elementary School reports 245 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 Lavalette Elementary School compares

Lavalette Elementary 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 11.1:1 ▼ 15% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 245 top 63% - -

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

11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
245
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.1:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 25% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.5%
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
$14,446
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 94.7%
African American 1.6%
Two or More 1.6%
Asian 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Hispanic or Latino 0.4%

Largest group: White at 94.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.3, Lavalette Elementary School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Wayne County Schools reports $14,446 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Lavalette Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Spring Valley High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Ceredo-Kenova Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Wayne High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Wayne Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Fort Gay Pre K-8 Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Wayne 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 (~245 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.1:1)

Frequently asked questions about Lavalette Elementary School

How many students attend Lavalette Elementary School?

Lavalette Elementary School has 245 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lavalette, WV. CCD year-over-year: 233 (2022-23) → 229 (2023-24), nearly flat (-4).

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

The student-teacher ratio at Lavalette Elementary School is 11.1:1, 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 Lavalette Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Lavalette Elementary School is White at 94.7% of enrollment, in Lavalette, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lavalette Elementary School?

Lavalette Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Wayne County Schools?

Besides Lavalette Elementary School, Wayne County Schools also operates Spring Valley High School (946 students), Ceredo-Kenova Elementary (632 students), and Wayne High School (525 students). See the Wayne 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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