📍 2750 Flat Top Road, Ghent, Raleigh County, 25843
Ghent Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ghent, Raleigh County. The school has 229 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Raleigh County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ghent Elementary enrolls 229 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.9% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 217 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Ghent Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-10, state senate district 9, state house district 29.
Ghent Elementary is one of 27 schools in Raleigh County Schools, based in BECKLEY, West Virginia. The district serves 10,350 students district-wide and employs 806 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 229 students, Ghent Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe