Rock Cave Elementary

Rock Cave Elementary is one of the very small primary schools in Rock Cave, West Virginia, run under Upshur County Schools, with 112 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 60% 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), Rock Cave Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Rock Cave Elementary reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Upshur County put median household earnings sit near $54,338, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Upshur County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,385 students), Rock Cave Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is French Creek Elementary, roughly 3.9 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rock Cave Elementary has declined 16%, going from 134 students in 2018 to 112 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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