Iaeger Elementary School

Located at 182 Water Street, in Iaeger, West Virginia, Iaeger Elementary School is a small K-5 school that instructs 201 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by McDowell County Schools. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 283 students each, so Iaeger Elementary School sits 29% below that benchmark.

McDowell County Schools runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,312 students. Iaeger Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Iaeger Elementary School lists that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Iaeger Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, census data for McDowell County shows median household earnings sit near $31,559, about 7% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 30% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Iaeger Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in McDowell County (combined enrollment of about 2,312 students).

Sandy River Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.4 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Iaeger Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 31% since 2018, when it stood at 291 (now 201).

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