Harrisville Elementary

Harrisville Elementary, a tight-knit elementary-level community in Harrisville, West Virginia, operated by Ritchie County Schools, serves 201 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 29% smaller than the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 283 students.

Harrisville Elementary is one of 5 schools operated by Ritchie County Schools, a district that caters to 1,131 students overall.

Demographically, Harrisville Elementary lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Ritchie County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Harrisville Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Ritchie County indicate median household earnings sit near $50,582, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Ritchie County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,131 students), Harrisville Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ritchie County Middle, around 3.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Harrisville Elementary.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Harrisville Elementary's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 252 (now 201). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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