Other / mixed grade configuration · Blacksville, WV

Mason-Dixon Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Mason-Dixon Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540093000750
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👥 S:T ratio
47
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
39
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mason-Dixon Elementary earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median.

39
Resource Index · Typical
13.3:1
students per teacher
305
students enrolled

Mason-Dixon Elementary has class sizes near the West Virginia median. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Blacksville, WV 26521
District: Monongalia County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540093000750 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-14 students YoY

Mason-Dixon Elementary held near 298 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 23.5 → 23.6 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-14 students YoY 540093000750 · Blacksville, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

305 enr · 13.3:1 · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Morgantown High School (1,754 students)

Mason-Dixon Elementary held near 298 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount). Teacher FTE held 23.5 → 23.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Mason-Dixon Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Mason-Dixon Elementary reports 305 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 Mason-Dixon Elementary compares

Mason-Dixon Elementary 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 13.3:1 ▲ 2% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 305 top 49% - -

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

13.3:1
Leaner classes than 64% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
305
Bigger than 33% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
13.3:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 54% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 46% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
42.3%
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
$14,414
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 305 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 98.7%
Two or More 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino 0.3%

Largest group: White at 98.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 2.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 2.6, Mason-Dixon Elementary is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Monongalia County Schools reports $14,414 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Mason-Dixon Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Morgantown High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
University High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
South Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Cheat Lake Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Mountainview Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Monongalia 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 (~305 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~13.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Mason-Dixon Elementary

How many students attend Mason-Dixon Elementary?

Mason-Dixon Elementary has 305 students enrolled. It is a public school in Blacksville, WV. CCD year-over-year: 312 (2022-23) → 298 (2023-24), nearly flat (-14).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mason-Dixon Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Mason-Dixon Elementary is 13.3:1, which is 2% higher than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mason-Dixon Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Mason-Dixon Elementary is White at 98.7% of enrollment, in Blacksville, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mason-Dixon Elementary?

Mason-Dixon Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (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 Monongalia County Schools?

Besides Mason-Dixon Elementary, Monongalia County Schools also operates Morgantown High School (1,754 students), University High School (1,371 students), and South Middle School (784 students). See the Monongalia 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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