Other / mixed grade configuration · Whitesville, WV

Whitesville Elementary School

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540009000059
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
87
📋 Attendance
13
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Whitesville Elementary School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of West Virginia schools.

48
Resource Index · Typical
9.1:1
small classes for West Virginia
100
students enrolled

Whitesville Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 93% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

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

-2 students YoY

Whitesville Elementary School held near 103 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 11.0 → 11.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 540009000059 · Whitesville, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

100 enr · 9.1:1 · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: Scott High School (564 students)

Whitesville Elementary School held near 103 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE held 11.0 → 11.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Whitesville Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Whitesville Elementary School reports 100 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 Whitesville Elementary School compares

Whitesville 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 9.1:1 ▼ 31% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 100 top 94% - -

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

9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
100
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.1:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 7% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
35.0%
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
$15,630
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 67 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 97.0%
African American 3.0%

Largest group: White at 97.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 5.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 5.8, Whitesville Elementary School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

District finance for Boone County Schools reports $15,630 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Whitesville Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Scott High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Madison Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Brookview Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Sherman High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Madison Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Boone 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 Whitesville Elementary School

How many students attend Whitesville Elementary School?

Whitesville Elementary School has 100 students enrolled. It is a public school in Whitesville, WV. CCD year-over-year: 105 (2022-23) → 103 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

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

The student-teacher ratio at Whitesville Elementary School is 9.1:1, which is 31% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 42% 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 Whitesville Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Whitesville Elementary School is White at 97.0% of enrollment, in Whitesville, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Whitesville Elementary School?

Whitesville Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (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 Boone County Schools?

Besides Whitesville Elementary School, Boone County Schools also operates Scott High School (564 students), Madison Middle School (398 students), and Brookview Elementary (317 students). See the Boone 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.