Middle school (grades 6-8) · Sistersville, WV

Tyler Consolidated Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Tyler Consolidated Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 540144000667
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
38
📋 Attendance
28
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tyler Consolidated Middle School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of West Virginia schools.

#3 of 3
public schools in Sistersville · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
16.4:1
large classes for West Virginia
311
students enrolled

Tyler Consolidated Middle School has class sizes larger than 88% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Tyler Consolidated Middle School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Sistersville, WV.

Enrollment

311

West Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.4:1

vs 13.1:1 West Virginia avg

+25% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Tyler Consolidated Middle School compares with West Virginia and U.S. medians

Larger 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 Tyler Consolidated Middle School

Tyler Consolidated Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Sistersville, West Virginia, enrolling 311 students.

Class loads run heavy: 16.4:1 is larger than about 88% of West Virginia schools and 25% above the 13.1:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

With 311 students, its enrollment sits close to the West Virginia median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 643 scored West Virginia schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment) (diversity index 3/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 311 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Tyler County Schools spends $20,580 per pupil, 39% above the West Virginia average, a better-resourced district than most.

Tyler County Schools also operates Tyler Consolidated High School (368 students) and Arthur I Boreman Elementary School (273 students) alongside Tyler Consolidated Middle 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 Tyler Consolidated Middle School compares

Tyler Consolidated Middle 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 16.4:1 ▲ 25% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 311 top 48% - -

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

16.4:1
Leaner classes than 35% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
311
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16.4:1
students per teacher - 25% above state mean
Top 88% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 12% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
28.9%
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
$20,580
per pupil, district-wide - above West Virginia avg of $14,844
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 311 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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 98.4%
African American 0.6%
Two or More 0.6%
Hispanic or Latino 0.3%

Largest group: White at 98.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.2, Tyler Consolidated Middle 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 Tyler County Schools, which includes Tyler Consolidated Middle School.

$20,580
Per student
+39%
vs West Virginia
Avg $14,844
+24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 82.3%
State 9.2%
Federal 8.5%

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 Tyler Consolidated Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tyler Consolidated High School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Arthur I Boreman Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Sistersville Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Tyler County Schools · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle 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 Tyler Consolidated Middle 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 Tyler Consolidated Middle School

How many students attend Tyler Consolidated Middle School?

Tyler Consolidated Middle School has 311 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Sistersville, WV.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tyler Consolidated Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Tyler Consolidated Middle School is 16.4:1, which is 25% higher than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tyler Consolidated Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Tyler Consolidated Middle School is White at 98.4% of enrollment, in Sistersville, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tyler Consolidated Middle School?

Tyler Consolidated Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Tyler Consolidated Middle School rank among public schools in Sistersville?

By Resource Investment Index, Tyler Consolidated Middle School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Sistersville, WV. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Sistersville on the city page.

Is Tyler Consolidated Middle School a good school?

Tyler Consolidated Middle School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% 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 Tyler County Schools?

Besides Tyler Consolidated Middle School, Tyler County Schools also operates Tyler Consolidated High School (368 students), Arthur I Boreman Elementary School (273 students), and Sistersville Elementary School (233 students). See the Tyler 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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