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Shepherdstown Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Shepherdstown Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540057000348
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👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
38
📋 Attendance
61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Shepherdstown Elementary School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median.

55
Resource Index · Higher
11.9:1
students per teacher
310
students enrolled

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

School address

Shepherdstown, WV 25443
District: Jefferson County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540057000348 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-36 students YoY

Shepherdstown Elementary School shrank from 358 students in 2022-23 to 322 in 2023-24 (-10.1%).

Teacher FTE lost 26.3 → 22.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-36 students YoY 540057000348 · Shepherdstown, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

310 enr · 11.9:1 · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Washington High School (1,458 students)

Shepherdstown Elementary School shrank from 358 students in 2022-23 to 322 in 2023-24 (-10.1%). Teacher FTE lost 26.3 → 22.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Shepherdstown Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Shepherdstown Elementary School reports 310 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 Shepherdstown Elementary School compares

Shepherdstown Elementary 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 11.9:1 ▼ 9% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 310 top 48% - -

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

11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
310
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.9:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 37% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$14,424
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 310 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 80.6%
Two or More 8.7%
African American 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
Asian 1.0%

Largest group: White at 80.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 33.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 33.8, Shepherdstown Elementary School is more mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Jefferson County Schools reports $14,424 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Shepherdstown Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Washington High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Jefferson High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Charles Town Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Harpers Ferry Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
T a Lowery Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Jefferson 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 (~310 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Shepherdstown Elementary School

How many students attend Shepherdstown Elementary School?

Shepherdstown Elementary School has 310 students enrolled. It is a public school in Shepherdstown, WV. CCD year-over-year: 358 (2022-23) → 322 (2023-24), down 36.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Shepherdstown Elementary School is 11.9:1, which is 9% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 24% 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 Shepherdstown Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Shepherdstown Elementary School is White at 80.6% of enrollment, in Shepherdstown, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Shepherdstown Elementary School?

Shepherdstown Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher 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 Jefferson County Schools?

Besides Shepherdstown Elementary School, Jefferson County Schools also operates Washington High School (1,458 students), Jefferson High School (1,431 students), and Charles Town Middle School (603 students). See the Jefferson 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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