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

Paw Paw Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Paw Paw Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 540099000823
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👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Paw Paw Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of West Virginia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in West Virginia.

45
Resource Index · Typical
10.3:1
small classes for West Virginia
82
students enrolled

Paw Paw Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 82% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Paw Paw, WV 25434
District: Morgan County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540099000823 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-2 students YoY

Paw Paw Elementary School held near 79 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 8.7 → 9.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 540099000823 · Paw Paw, WV Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

82 enr · 10.3:1 · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Berkeley Springs High School (582 students)

Paw Paw Elementary School held near 79 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE added 8.7 → 9.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Paw Paw Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Paw Paw Elementary School reports 82 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 Paw Paw Elementary School compares

Paw Paw 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 10.3:1 ▼ 21% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 82 top 96% - -

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

10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
82
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher - 21% below state mean
Top 18% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 82% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
30.5%
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
$14,306
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 84.1%
Two or More 8.5%
Hispanic or Latino 6.1%
African American 1.2%

Largest group: White at 84.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 28.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 28.2, Paw Paw Elementary School is more mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

District finance for Morgan County Schools reports $14,306 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Paw Paw Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Berkeley Springs High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Widmyer Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Warm Springs Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Warm Springs Intermediate School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pleasant View Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Morgan County Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary 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 (~82 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Paw Paw Elementary School

How many students attend Paw Paw Elementary School?

Paw Paw Elementary School has 82 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Paw Paw, WV. CCD year-over-year: 81 (2022-23) → 79 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

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

The student-teacher ratio at Paw Paw Elementary School is 10.3:1, which is 21% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 34% 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 Paw Paw Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Paw Paw Elementary School is White at 84.1% of enrollment, in Paw Paw, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Paw Paw Elementary School?

Paw Paw Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (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 Morgan County Schools?

Besides Paw Paw Elementary School, Morgan County Schools also operates Berkeley Springs High School (582 students), Widmyer Elementary (484 students), and Warm Springs Middle School (425 students). See the Morgan 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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