Hodgesville Elementary

Hodgesville Elementary is one of the compact primary schools in Buckhannon, West Virginia, run under Upshur County Schools, with 151 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 283 students.

Across the 9 schools in Upshur County Schools (3,385 students total), Hodgesville Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Hodgesville Elementary logs that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at school resources, Hodgesville Elementary lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Upshur County indicate the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Upshur County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,385 students), of which Hodgesville Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Buckhannon Academy Elementary School, around 5.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 185 students in 2018 compared to 151 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.