Elementary school (grades K-5) · Mullens, WV

Mullens Middle School

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

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 540165001211
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
71
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mullens Middle School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median.

47
Resource Index · Typical
13.1:1
students per teacher
144
students enrolled

Mullens Middle School has class sizes near the West Virginia median. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

144

West Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.1:1

vs 13.1:1 West Virginia avg

+0% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mullens Middle School compares with West Virginia and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Mullens Middle School

Mullens Middle School is a small elementary school in Mullens, West Virginia, enrolling 144 students.

At 13.1:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the West Virginia median, within a few percentage points of the 13.1:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Enrollment of 144 puts it in the smaller third of West Virginia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 643 scored West Virginia schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 11/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 144 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 40.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 20.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 38 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 144 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Wyoming County Schools also operates Westside High School (509 students) and Wyoming County East High School (449 students) alongside Mullens Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Mullens Middle School compares

Mullens Middle School on the metrics families compare, against West Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs West Virginia West Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.1:1 ▼ 0% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 144 top 87% - -

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

13.1:1
Leaner classes than 66% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
144
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.1:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 51% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 49% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
40.3%
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
$14,097
per pupil, district-wide - below West Virginia avg of $14,844
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 144 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
20
in-school suspensions + 18 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 13.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 26.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 94.4%
Two or More 3.5%
African American 2.1%

Largest group: White at 94.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.7, Mullens Middle School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wyoming County Schools, which includes Mullens Middle School.

$14,097
Per student
-5%
vs West Virginia
Avg $14,844
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.4%
State 53.4%
Federal 20.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Mullens Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Westside High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Wyoming County East High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Berlin Mckinney Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pineville Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Baileysville Elementary & Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Wyoming County Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of West Virginia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Mullens Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Mullens Middle School

How many students attend Mullens Middle School?

Mullens Middle School has 144 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Mullens, WV.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mullens Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mullens Middle School is 13.1:1, which is 0% higher than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 17% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mullens Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Mullens Middle School is White at 94.4% of enrollment, in Mullens, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mullens Middle School?

Mullens Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Mullens Middle School a good school?

Mullens Middle School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Wyoming County Schools?

Besides Mullens Middle School, Wyoming County Schools also operates Westside High School (509 students), Wyoming County East High School (449 students), and Berlin Mckinney Elementary School (372 students). See the Wyoming County Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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