Other / mixed grade configuration · Man, WV

South Man Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for South Man Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 66/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540069000532
0/100100/10066/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

South Man Elementary School earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of West Virginia schools.

66
Resource Index · Higher
9:1
small classes for West Virginia
90
students enrolled

South Man Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 94% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

90

West Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

10.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9:1

vs 13.1:1 West Virginia avg

-31% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How South Man Elementary School compares with West 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 South Man Elementary School

South Man Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Man, West Virginia, enrolling 90 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9:1, South Man Elementary School is leaner than roughly 94% of West Virginia schools and 31% under the state's 13.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of West Virginia schools, with 90 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 643 West Virginia schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 15/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 180 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Its district draws 20.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Logan County Schools also operates Chapmanville Regional High School (645 students) and Logan Senior High School (550 students) alongside South Man Elementary School.

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 South Man Elementary School compares

South Man Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against West Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs West Virginia West Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9:1 ▼ 31% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 90 top 94% - -

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

9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
90
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
9:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 6% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$14,016
per pupil, district-wide - below West Virginia avg of $14,844
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 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.

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 92.2%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6%
Two or More 2.2%

Largest group: White at 92.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.6, South Man Elementary School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Logan County Schools, which includes South Man Elementary School.

$14,016
Per student
-6%
vs West Virginia
Avg $14,844
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.4%
State 52.6%
Federal 20.0%

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 South Man Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Chapmanville Regional High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Logan Senior High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Chapmanville Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Logan Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Man Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Logan County Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

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

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on South Man Elementary School'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 South Man Elementary School

How many students attend South Man Elementary School?

South Man Elementary School has 90 students enrolled. It is a public school in Man, WV.

What is the student-teacher ratio at South Man Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at South Man Elementary School is 9:1, which is 31% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 43% 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 South Man Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at South Man Elementary School is White at 92.2% of enrollment, in Man, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for South Man Elementary School?

South Man Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 66/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is South Man Elementary School a good school?

South Man Elementary School earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of West Virginia schools. 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 Logan County Schools?

Besides South Man Elementary School, Logan County Schools also operates Chapmanville Regional High School (645 students), Logan Senior High School (550 students), and Chapmanville Middle School (485 students). See the Logan 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 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.

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