Other / mixed grade configuration · Shady Spring, WV

Shady Spring Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Shady Spring Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540123000979
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👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
11
📋 Attendance
37
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Shady Spring Elementary earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 80% of West Virginia schools.

#3 of 3
public schools in Shady Spring · Resource Index
29
Resource Index · Lower
15.4:1
large classes for West Virginia
447
students enrolled

Shady Spring Elementary has class sizes larger than 80% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Shady Spring Elementary ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Shady Spring, WV.

School address

Shady Spring, WV 25918
District: Raleigh County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540123000979 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+6 students YoY

Shady Spring Elementary held near 420 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+6 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 29.0 → 28.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+6 students YoY 540123000979 · Shady Spring, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

447 enr · 15.4:1 · RII 29

Nearest enrollment peer: Woodrow Wilson High School (1,284 students)

Shady Spring Elementary held near 420 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+6 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 29.0 → 28.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Shady Spring Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Shady Spring Elementary reports 447 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 Shady Spring Elementary compares

Shady Spring Elementary 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 15.4:1 ▲ 18% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 447 top 29% - -

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

15.4:1
Leaner classes than 43% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
447
Bigger than 54% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.4:1
students per teacher - 18% above state mean
Top 80% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 20% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
25.3%
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
$13,305
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 447 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
15
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 95.7%
Two or More 2.7%
Asian 0.7%
African American 0.4%
Hispanic or Latino 0.4%

Largest group: White at 95.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.3, Shady Spring Elementary is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

District finance for Raleigh County Schools reports $13,305 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Shady Spring Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Woodrow Wilson High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Shady Spring High Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Shady Spring Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Independence High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Beckley-Stratton Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Raleigh 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 (~447 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Shady Spring Elementary

How many students attend Shady Spring Elementary?

Shady Spring Elementary has 447 students enrolled. It is a public school in Shady Spring, WV. CCD year-over-year: 414 (2022-23) → 420 (2023-24), nearly flat (+6).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Shady Spring Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Shady Spring Elementary is 15.4:1, which is 18% higher than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 2% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Shady Spring Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Shady Spring Elementary is White at 95.7% of enrollment, in Shady Spring, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Shady Spring Elementary?

Shady Spring Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (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).

How does Shady Spring Elementary rank among public schools in Shady Spring?

By Resource Investment Index, Shady Spring Elementary ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Shady Spring, WV. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Raleigh County Schools?

Besides Shady Spring Elementary, Raleigh County Schools also operates Woodrow Wilson High School (1,284 students), Shady Spring High (754 students), and Shady Spring Middle School (599 students). See the Raleigh 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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