West Hancock Community School District
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 A-School Grade
Public schools for Britt and Kanawha.
At a glance
629Students enrolled
3Schools
2Towns served
$11,960Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
35%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs IA
Math proficiency76%
State average 64.1%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 67.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 91.4% · reported as a range, 90–100% (a small group)
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$11,960
per student each year · 13% below the IA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
623’20
605’21
599’22
628’23
629’24
Students
White · 75%469
Hispanic · 21%130
Two or more races · 3%21
Black · 1%9
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools3 in district
West Hancock Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 294 students · Britt
APublicWest Hancock Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 174 students · Kanawha
BPublicWest Hancock High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 161 students · Britt
B+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.