Huntington East Middle School

Huntington East Middle School is one of the medium-sized 6-8 campuss in Huntington, West Virginia, operated by Cabell County Schools, with 546 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 27% bigger than the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 429 students.

Huntington East Middle School is one of 25 schools operated by Cabell County Schools, a district that caters to 11,188 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Huntington East Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest breaks down as 13% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Cabell County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Huntington East Middle School reports 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Huntington East Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cabell County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $55,832 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Cabell County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,188 students), Huntington East Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Altizer Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Huntington East Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Huntington East Middle School has decreased 15%, going from 643 students in 2018 to 546 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 81% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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