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

Vinson Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Vinson Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 540150001114
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Vinson Middle School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of West Virginia schools.

#1 of 3
middle schools in Huntington · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
10.9:1
small classes for West Virginia
164
students enrolled

Vinson Middle School has class sizes smaller than 77% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Vinson Middle School ranks #1 of 3 middle schools in Huntington, WV.

Enrollment

164

West Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.9:1

vs 13.1:1 West Virginia avg

-17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Vinson Middle 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 Vinson Middle School

Vinson Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Huntington, West Virginia, enrolling 164 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of West Virginia schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 164 puts it in the smaller third of West Virginia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 643 scored West Virginia schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 8/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 164 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 76.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 17.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Wayne County Schools also operates Spring Valley High School (946 students) and Ceredo-Kenova Elementary (632 students) alongside Vinson 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 Vinson Middle School compares

Vinson 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 10.9:1 ▼ 17% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 164 top 82% - -

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

10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
164
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.9:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 23% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
76.8%
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
$13,938
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 164 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.4 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 95.7%
Two or More 3.0%
African American 1.2%

Largest group: White at 95.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.3, Vinson 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 Wayne County Schools, which includes Vinson Middle School.

$13,938
Per student
-6%
vs West Virginia
Avg $14,844
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.7%
State 56.2%
Federal 17.1%

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 Vinson Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Spring Valley High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Ceredo-Kenova Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Wayne High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Wayne Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Fort Gay Pre K-8 Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Wayne County Schools · 5 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 Vinson 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 Vinson Middle School

How many students attend Vinson Middle School?

Vinson Middle School has 164 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Huntington, WV.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Vinson Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Vinson Middle School is 10.9:1, which is 17% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 31% 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 Vinson Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Vinson Middle School is White at 95.7% of enrollment, in Huntington, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Vinson Middle School?

Vinson Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (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 Vinson Middle School rank among middle schools in Huntington?

By Resource Investment Index, Vinson Middle School ranks #1 of 3 middle schools in Huntington, WV. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Huntington on the city page.

Is Vinson Middle School a good school?

Vinson Middle School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% 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 Wayne County Schools?

Besides Vinson Middle School, Wayne County Schools also operates Spring Valley High School (946 students), Ceredo-Kenova Elementary (632 students), and Wayne High School (525 students). See the Wayne 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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