Elementary school (grades K-5) · Clinchport, VA

Rye Cove Intermediate

Federal NCES profile for Rye Cove Intermediate, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 510348001535
0/100100/10061/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
72
📋 Attendance
46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rye Cove Intermediate earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Virginia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Virginia.

61
Resource Index · Higher
10.6:1
small classes for Virginia
78.4%
free-lunch eligible
138
students enrolled

Rye Cove Intermediate has class sizes smaller than 91% of Virginia schools. Computed live against every Virginia school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

138

Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

13.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.6:1

vs 13.9:1 Virginia avg

-24% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

78.4%

vs 57.6% Virginia avg

+36% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Rye Cove Intermediate compares with Virginia and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Rye Cove Intermediate

Rye Cove Intermediate is a high-poverty, small elementary school in Clinchport, Virginia, enrolling 138 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.6:1, Rye Cove Intermediate is leaner than roughly 91% of Virginia schools and 24% under the state's 13.9:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 78.4% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Virginia schools, with 138 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 1,868 Virginia schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 39 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #13.

Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 21/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 138 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 21.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 52 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 138 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Scott County Public Schools also operates Virginia Connections Academy (728 students) and Gate City High (592 students) alongside Rye Cove Intermediate.

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 Rye Cove Intermediate compares

Rye Cove Intermediate on the metrics families compare, against Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Virginia Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.6:1 ▼ 24% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 78.4% ▲ 36% 57.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 138 top 97% - -

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

10.6:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
138
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
78.4%
free-lunch eligible - 36% above the Virginia average of 57.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.6:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 9% in Virginia - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.7%
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
$12,405
per pupil, district-wide - below Virginia avg of $14,649
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 138 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
37
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 26.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 37.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 88.4%
Hispanic or Latino 7.2%
Two or More 4.3%

Largest group: White at 88.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 21.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 21.2, Rye Cove Intermediate is less mixed than the Virginia school average of 53.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Scott County Public Schools, which includes Rye Cove Intermediate.

$12,405
Per student
-15%
vs Virginia
Avg $14,649
-25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 14.3%
State 64.1%
Federal 21.6%

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 Rye Cove Intermediate Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Virginia Connections Academy Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Gate City High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Shoemaker Elementary Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Weber City Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Duffield-Pattonsville Primary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Rye Cove Intermediate's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Scott County Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

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

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Rye Cove Intermediate'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 Rye Cove Intermediate

How many students attend Rye Cove Intermediate?

Rye Cove Intermediate has 138 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Clinchport, VA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rye Cove Intermediate?

The student-teacher ratio at Rye Cove Intermediate is 10.6:1, which is 24% lower than the Virginia average of 13.9:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Rye Cove Intermediate?

78.4% of students at Rye Cove Intermediate are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Virginia average of 57.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rye Cove Intermediate?

The largest demographic group at Rye Cove Intermediate is White at 88.4% of enrollment, in Clinchport, VA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rye Cove Intermediate?

Rye Cove Intermediate has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher 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 Rye Cove Intermediate a good school?

Rye Cove Intermediate earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Virginia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Virginia. 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 Scott County Public Schools?

Besides Rye Cove Intermediate, Scott County Public Schools also operates Virginia Connections Academy (728 students), Gate City High (592 students), and Shoemaker Elementary (419 students). See the Scott County Public 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

View saved

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.