Braxton County School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Sutton, Gassaway, Burnsville and Flatwoods.

At a glance

1,596Students enrolled

8Schools

4Towns served

$15,487Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

Academic performanceDistrict vs WV

Math proficiency16%

State average 27.6%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 92.2%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,487

per student each year · 1% below the WV average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration39%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)26%

State50%

Federal24%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,771’20

1,747’21

1,726’22

1,684’23

1,596’24

Students

White · 96%1,536

Two or more races · 2%38

Hispanic · 1%13

Black · 0%5

Asian · 0%3

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Sutton797 people

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Gassaway688 people

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Burnsville547 people

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Flatwoods319 people

Schools8 in district

Sutton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 166 students · Sutton

Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 147 students · Gassaway

Frametown Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 146 students · Frametown

Flatwoods Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 109 students · Flatwoods

Burnsville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 88 students · Burnsville

Little Birch Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 83 students · Sutton

Braxton County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 376 students · Sutton

Braxton County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 481 students · Sutton

School 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.