Hannan Junior/Senior High School

As a tiny high school in Ashton, West Virginia, Hannan Junior/Senior High School enrolls 193 students from grades 7 through 12, part of Mason County Schools. That puts it 70% leaner than the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 640 students.

Within Mason County Schools, which oversees 11 schools and 3,554 students, Hannan Junior/Senior High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hannan Junior/Senior High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). The remainder reads as 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Mason County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Mason County shows median household income runs about $49,761, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Mason County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,554 students), Hannan Junior/Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Buffalo High School, around 5.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Hannan Junior/Senior High School's enrollment has edged down 34% since 2018, when it stood at 291 (now 193). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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