Other / mixed grade configuration · Salt Rock, WV

Salt Rock Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Salt Rock Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540018000680
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
54
📋 Attendance
20
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Salt Rock Elementary School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median.

38
Resource Index · Typical
13.4:1
students per teacher
228
students enrolled

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

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

+0 students YoY

Salt Rock Elementary School held near 225 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 17.0 → 17.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 540018000680 · Salt Rock, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

228 enr · 13.4:1 · RII 38

Nearest enrollment peer: Huntington High School (1,667 students)

Salt Rock Elementary School held near 225 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE held 17.0 → 17.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Salt Rock Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Salt Rock Elementary School reports 228 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 Salt Rock Elementary School compares

Salt Rock 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 13.4:1 ▲ 2% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 228 top 68% - -

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

13.4:1
Leaner classes than 63% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
228
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
13.4:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 56% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 44% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
32.0%
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
$15,473
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 228 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 95.6%
Two or More 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino 0.4%

Largest group: White at 95.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.5, Salt Rock Elementary School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

District finance for Cabell County Schools reports $15,473 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Salt Rock Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Huntington High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Cabell Midland High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Barboursville Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Huntington Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Village of Barboursville Elementary Sch Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Cabell County Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Frequently asked questions about Salt Rock Elementary School

How many students attend Salt Rock Elementary School?

Salt Rock Elementary School has 228 students enrolled. It is a public school in Salt Rock, WV. CCD year-over-year: 225 (2022-23) → 225 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Salt Rock Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Salt Rock Elementary School is 13.4:1, which is 2% higher than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Salt Rock Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Salt Rock Elementary School is White at 95.6% of enrollment, in Salt Rock, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Salt Rock Elementary School?

Salt Rock Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (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 Cabell County Schools?

Besides Salt Rock Elementary School, Cabell County Schools also operates Huntington High School (1,667 students), Cabell Midland High School (1,638 students), and Barboursville Middle School (697 students). See the Cabell 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 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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