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D

Summers County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hinton.

Hinton’s School Grade D better than 5% of West Virginia school districts

Students
1,138
Schools
4
Spent per student
$18,002
WV $15,637
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Summers County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 5% of West Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the WV average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.4% since 2021–22
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 5% of the 56 West Virginia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DHinton 2,149

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hinton. Grade by grade →

PK–5Hinton Area ElementaryThis district
6–126-12 Summers County Comprehensive HSThis district

Test scores vs. WV

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 32.2% · 666 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 41.3% · 664 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 92.6% · 97 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,002 per student · 15% above WV
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 62%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,361’21
1,318’22
1,213’23
1,138’24

Down 16.4% since 2021–22.

Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with West Virginia’s other public schools.

Hinton Area Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hinton
D−
265 students11:1
Talcott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Talcott
C
160 students11:1
Jumping Branch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jumping Branch
D
86 students10:1
6-12 Summers County Comprehensive HS
High · Grades 6–12 · Hinton
627 students12:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within West Virginia.