Ashton Elementary School

Ashton Elementary School operates as a mid-tier K-5 school in Ashton, West Virginia, run under Mason County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 270 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Mason County Schools runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 3,554 students. Ashton Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ashton Elementary School shows that nearly all students (98%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Mason County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Ashton Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Ashton Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Mason County indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,761 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Ashton Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in Mason County (combined enrollment of about 3,554 students).

Hannan Junior/Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ashton Elementary School has shrank 34%, going from 411 students in 2018 to 270 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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