French Creek Elementary

French Creek Elementary is a small K-5 school in French Creek, West Virginia, run under Upshur County Schools. The school educates 205 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 28% below typical.

Upshur County Schools runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,385 students. French Creek Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, French Creek Elementary records that nearly all students (99%) are White.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Upshur County) reports that median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Upshur County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,385 students), of which French Creek Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Rock Cave Elementary, roughly 3.9 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 249 students in 2018 compared to 205 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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