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C+

Braxton County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Sutton, Gassaway, Burnsville and Flatwoods.

Sutton’s Schools page →

Students
1,596
Schools
8
Spent per student
$15,487
WV $15,637
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$5.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Braxton County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of West Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.2M, about $3,261 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sutton. Grade by grade →

PK–5Sutton Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Braxton County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Braxton County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WV

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 32.2% · 864 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 41.3% · 861 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 92.6% · 125 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
$15,487 per student · 1% below WV
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 50%Federal 24%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,771’20
1,747’21
1,726’22
1,684’23
1,596’24

Down 9.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 2%Hispanic <1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Sutton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sutton
B−
166 students15:1
Davis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gassaway
B−
147 students12:1
Frametown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frametown
A−
146 students15:1
Flatwoods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Flatwoods
D−
109 students11:1
Burnsville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burnsville
D−
88 students10:1
Little Birch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sutton
D
83 students9:1
Braxton County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sutton
D−
376 students14:1
Braxton County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sutton
B−
481 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.