South Preston School

South Preston School operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in Tunnelton, West Virginia, run under Preston County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 312 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

South Preston School is one of 10 schools operated by Preston County Schools, a district that hosts 3,765 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Preston School shows that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Preston County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,880, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Preston County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,765 students), South Preston School is one campus in the mix.

Fellowsville Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.5 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. South Preston School's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 391 (now 312). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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