Ritchie County Middle

Set in Ellenboro, West Virginia, Ritchie County Middle is a close-knit middle-grades school, part of Ritchie County Schools. It serves 301 students across grades 5 through 8. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 429 students.

Ritchie County Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,131 students. Ritchie County Middle is one of those campuses.

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

On the resource side, On paper, Ritchie County Middle has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Ritchie County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $50,582 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ritchie County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,131 students), Ritchie County Middle is one campus in the mix.

Ritchie County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Ritchie County Middle.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Ritchie County Middle's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 339 (now 301). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.