Short Line School

Short Line School is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Reader, West Virginia, one of the schools within Wetzel County Schools, educateing 364 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 283 students each, so Short Line School sits 29% larger than that benchmark.

Short Line School is one of 8 schools operated by Wetzel County Schools, a district that serves 2,189 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Short Line School logs that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Wetzel County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Short Line School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Wetzel County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $56,836 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wetzel County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,189 students), of which Short Line School is one.

The closest other public school is Valley High School, roughly 2.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Short Line School's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 364).

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