High school (grades 9-12) · Clear Fork, WV

Westside High School

Federal NCES profile for Westside High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 540165001085
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👥 S:T ratio
27
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
49
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Westside High School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of West Virginia schools.

37
Resource Index · Typical
18.2:1
large classes for West Virginia
509
students enrolled

Westside High School has class sizes larger than 95% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Clear Fork, WV 24822
District: Wyoming County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540165001085 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-28 students YoY

Westside High School held near 557 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-28 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 28.5 → 28.6 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-28 students YoY 540165001085 · Clear Fork, WV High · MID · TRAD

509 enr · 18.2:1 · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Wyoming County East High School (449 students)

Westside High School held near 557 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-28 headcount). Teacher FTE held 28.5 → 28.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Westside High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Westside High School reports 509 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 Westside High School compares

Westside 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 18.2:1 ▲ 39% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 509 top 22% - -

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

18.2:1
Leaner classes than 23% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
509
Bigger than 63% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
18.2:1
students per teacher - 39% above state mean
Top 95% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 5% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
78.4%
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
$14,525
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 255 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
69
in-school suspensions + 70 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 13.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 27.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 97.4%
Two or More 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino 0.8%
Asian 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 97.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 5.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 5.1, Westside High School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 7
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Wyoming County Schools reports $14,525 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Westside High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Wyoming County East High School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Berlin Mckinney Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Pineville Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Baileysville Elementary & Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Huff Cons Elementary & Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Wyoming County Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high 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.

Similar enrollment (~509 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~18.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Westside High School

How many students attend Westside High School?

Westside High School has 509 students enrolled. It is a high school in Clear Fork, WV. CCD year-over-year: 585 (2022-23) → 557 (2023-24), nearly flat (-28).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Westside High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Westside High School is 18.2:1, which is 39% higher than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 16% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Westside High School?

The largest demographic group at Westside High School is White at 97.4% of enrollment, in Clear Fork, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Westside High School?

Westside High School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (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 Wyoming County Schools?

Besides Westside High School, Wyoming County Schools also operates Wyoming County East High School (449 students), Berlin Mckinney Elementary School (372 students), and Pineville Elementary School (296 students). See the Wyoming County Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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