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Pickens Elementary/High School

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540126001363
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👥 S:T ratio
71
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pickens Elementary/High School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of West Virginia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in West Virginia.

47
Resource Index · Typical
7.3:1
small classes for West Virginia
29
students enrolled

Pickens Elementary/High School has class sizes smaller than 98% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Pickens, WV 26230
District: Randolph County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540126001363 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-5 students YoY

Pickens Elementary/High School shrank from 34 students in 2022-23 to 29 in 2023-24 (-14.7%).

Teacher FTE held 4.5 → 4.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-5 students YoY 540126001363 · Pickens, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

29 enr · 7.3:1 · RII 47

Nearest enrollment peer: Elkins High School (747 students)

Pickens Elementary/High School shrank from 34 students in 2022-23 to 29 in 2023-24 (-14.7%). Teacher FTE held 4.5 → 4.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Pickens Elementary/High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Pickens Elementary/High School reports 29 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 Pickens Elementary/High School compares

Pickens Elementary/High 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 7.3:1 ▼ 44% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 29 top 99% - -

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

7.3:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
29
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.3:1
students per teacher - 44% below state mean
Top 2% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.1%
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
$12,936
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Pickens Elementary/High School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

District finance for Randolph County Schools reports $12,936 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Pickens Elementary/High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Elkins High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Elkins Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Tygarts Valley Middle/High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Elkins Third Ward Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
George Ward Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Randolph 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 (~29 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Pickens Elementary/High School

How many students attend Pickens Elementary/High School?

Pickens Elementary/High School has 29 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pickens, WV. CCD year-over-year: 34 (2022-23) → 29 (2023-24), down 5.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pickens Elementary/High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pickens Elementary/High School is 7.3:1, which is 44% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 54% 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 Pickens Elementary/High School?

The largest demographic group at Pickens Elementary/High School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Pickens, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pickens Elementary/High School?

Pickens Elementary/High 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 Randolph County Schools?

Besides Pickens Elementary/High School, Randolph County Schools also operates Elkins High School (747 students), Elkins Middle School (615 students), and Tygarts Valley Middle/High School (396 students). See the Randolph 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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