Other / mixed grade configuration · So. Charleston, WV

Weberwood Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Weberwood Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540060000464
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
51
📋 Attendance
69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Weberwood Elementary School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 80% of West Virginia schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most West Virginia schools.

57
Resource Index · Higher
15.4:1
large classes for West Virginia
247
students enrolled

Weberwood Elementary School has class sizes larger than 80% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

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

-4 students YoY

Weberwood Elementary School held near 257 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 16.5 → 17.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-4 students YoY 540060000464 · So. Charleston, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

247 enr · 15.4:1 · RII 57

Nearest enrollment peer: George Washington High School (1,145 students)

Weberwood Elementary School held near 257 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount). Teacher FTE added 16.5 → 17.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Weberwood Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Weberwood Elementary School reports 247 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 Weberwood Elementary School compares

Weberwood Elementary 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 15.4:1 ▲ 18% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 247 top 62% - -

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

15.4:1
Leaner classes than 43% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
247
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.4:1
students per teacher - 18% above state mean
Top 80% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 20% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
12.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$14,242
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 247 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.

Student demographics

White 72.9%
African American 13.0%
Two or More 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino 1.2%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 72.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 43.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 43.6, Weberwood Elementary School is more mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Kanawha County Schools reports $14,242 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Weberwood Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
George Washington High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Riverside High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Capital High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Saint Albans High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
South Charleston High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Kanawha 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 Weberwood Elementary School

How many students attend Weberwood Elementary School?

Weberwood Elementary School has 247 students enrolled. It is a public school in So. Charleston, WV. CCD year-over-year: 261 (2022-23) → 257 (2023-24), nearly flat (-4).

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

The student-teacher ratio at Weberwood Elementary School is 15.4:1, which is 18% higher than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 2% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Weberwood Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Weberwood Elementary School is White at 72.9% of enrollment, in So. Charleston, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Weberwood Elementary School?

Weberwood Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (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 Kanawha County Schools?

Besides Weberwood Elementary School, Kanawha County Schools also operates George Washington High School (1,145 students), Riverside High School (1,057 students), and Capital High School (1,051 students). See the Kanawha 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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