Hinton Area Elementary

Hinton Area Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary campus in Hinton, West Virginia, overseen by Summers County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 265 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Summers County Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,138 students. Hinton Area Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hinton Area Elementary reports that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest looks like 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Summers County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hinton Area Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Summers County) shows that median household income runs about $40,699, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Summers County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,138 students), of which Hinton Area Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: 6-12 Summers County Comprehensive HS, around 2.6 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hinton Area Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 32% since 2018, when it stood at 391 (now 265). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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