Zela Elementary School

As a rural-scale K-5 school in Summersville, West Virginia, Zela Elementary School teaches 67 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Nicholas County Schools. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 283 students each, so Zela Elementary School sits 76% smaller than that benchmark.

Zela Elementary School is one of 14 schools operated by Nicholas County Schools, a district that serves 3,215 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Zela Elementary School lists that nearly all students (100%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Zela Elementary School has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Zela Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Nicholas County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,639, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Zela Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Nicholas County (combined enrollment of about 3,215 students).

Summersville Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.1 miles from this campus. 6 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.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Zela Elementary School has declined 25%, going from 89 students in 2018 to 67 in 2025.

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