Other / mixed grade configuration · Nettie, WV

Panther Creek Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Panther Creek Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540102000837
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0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Panther Creek Elementary School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median.

31
Resource Index · Lower
11.7:1
students per teacher
211
students enrolled

Panther Creek Elementary School has class sizes near the West Virginia median. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Nettie, WV 26681
District: Nicholas County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540102000837 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-18 students YoY

Panther Creek Elementary School shrank from 245 students in 2022-23 to 227 in 2023-24 (-7.3%).

Teacher FTE held 18.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-18 students YoY 540102000837 · Nettie, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

211 enr · 11.7:1 · RII 31

Nearest enrollment peer: Nicholas County High School (708 students)

Panther Creek Elementary School shrank from 245 students in 2022-23 to 227 in 2023-24 (-7.3%). Teacher FTE held 18.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Panther Creek Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Panther Creek Elementary School reports 211 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 Panther Creek Elementary School compares

Panther Creek 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 11.7:1 ▼ 11% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 211 top 73% - -

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

11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
211
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 34% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.7%
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
$14,052
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 + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 98.1%
African American 1.4%
Two or More 0.5%

Largest group: White at 98.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.7, Panther Creek Elementary School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

District finance for Nicholas County Schools reports $14,052 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Panther Creek Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Nicholas County High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Summersville Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Summersville Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Richwood High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Gauley River Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Nicholas 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 (~211 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Panther Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Panther Creek Elementary School?

Panther Creek Elementary School has 211 students enrolled. It is a public school in Nettie, WV. CCD year-over-year: 245 (2022-23) → 227 (2023-24), down 18.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Panther Creek Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Panther Creek Elementary School is 11.7:1, which is 11% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 25% 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 Panther Creek Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Panther Creek Elementary School is White at 98.1% of enrollment, in Nettie, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Panther Creek Elementary School?

Panther Creek Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (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).

What other schools are in Nicholas County Schools?

Besides Panther Creek Elementary School, Nicholas County Schools also operates Nicholas County High School (708 students), Summersville Middle School (509 students), and Summersville Elementary School (331 students). See the Nicholas 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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