Other / mixed grade configuration · Mill Creek, WV

Tygarts Valley Middle/High School

Federal NCES profile for Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540126001011
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
60
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tygarts Valley Middle/High School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median.

46
Resource Index · Typical
11.6:1
students per teacher
396
students enrolled

Tygarts Valley Middle/High 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

-19 students YoY

Tygarts Valley Middle/High School held near 401 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-19 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 34.1 → 32.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-19 students YoY 540126001011 · Mill Creek, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

396 enr · 11.6:1 · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Elkins High School (747 students)

Tygarts Valley Middle/High School held near 401 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-19 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 34.1 → 32.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Tygarts Valley Middle/High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Tygarts Valley Middle/High School reports 396 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 Tygarts Valley Middle/High School compares

Tygarts Valley Middle/High 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 11.6:1 ▼ 11% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 396 top 35% - -

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

11.6:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
396
Bigger than 47% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.6:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 33% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 67% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
40.4%
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
$12,936
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 198 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
22
in-school suspensions + 66 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 22.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 99.0%
African American 0.5%
Hispanic or Latino 0.3%
Two or More 0.3%

Largest group: White at 99.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 2.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 2.0, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 1
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Randolph County Schools reports $12,936 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Tygarts Valley Middle/High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Elkins High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Elkins Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Elkins Third Ward Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
George Ward Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Beverly Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Tygarts Valley Middle/High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Randolph 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 Tygarts Valley Middle/High School

How many students attend Tygarts Valley Middle/High School?

Tygarts Valley Middle/High School has 396 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mill Creek, WV. CCD year-over-year: 420 (2022-23) → 401 (2023-24), nearly flat (-19).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tygarts Valley Middle/High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Tygarts Valley Middle/High School is 11.6:1, which is 11% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 26% 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 Tygarts Valley Middle/High School?

The largest demographic group at Tygarts Valley Middle/High School is White at 99.0% of enrollment, in Mill Creek, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tygarts Valley Middle/High School?

Tygarts Valley Middle/High School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (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 Randolph County Schools?

Besides Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, Randolph County Schools also operates Elkins High School (747 students), Elkins Middle School (615 students), and Elkins Third Ward Elementary School (318 students). See the Randolph 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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