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Kanawha County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 15 towns
Serves Charleston, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Nitro, Chesapeake, Belle, Marmet, Montgomery, Clendenin, Glasgow, East Bank, Cedar Grove, Pratt and Handley.
Students
23,085
Schools
63
Spent per student
$14,492
WV $15,637
Students per teacher
14:1
What stands out about Kanawha County School District
- School Grade C: better than 34% of West Virginia districts
- Spends 7% less per student than the WV average
- 14 students per teacher
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Belle.
PK–5Belle Elementary SchoolThis district
6–812 middle schoolsThis district
9–128 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. WV
2020–21Math proficiency29%
State average 27.6%
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 92.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,492 per student · 7% below WV
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 34%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 47%Federal 19%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
24,025’20
23,778’21
23,408’22
22,946’23
23,085’24
Down 3.9% since 2020.
Students
White 80%Black 10%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
63 public schools.
Elk Elementary Center
B+475 students14:1
Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary
D−453 students13:1
Point Harmony Elementary School
B+440 students16:1
Flinn Elementary School
B−430 students15:1
Bridgeview Elementary School
D417 students13:1
Edgewood Elementary
B−413 students12:1
Nitro Elementary School
B−377 students14:1
Alban Elementary School
B−376 students14:1
Overbrook Elementary School
A+375 students17:1
Clendenin Elementary School
B+335 students13:1
Central Elementary School
C−304 students16:1
Holz Elementary School
A+304 students16:1
Cross Lanes Elementary School
A−294 students13:1
Lakewood Elementary School
C294 students16:1
Pinch Elementary School
A−282 students13:1
Piedmont Year-Round Education
D279 students11:1
Dunbar Primary Center
271 students11:1
Ruffner Elementary School
B+271 students14:1
Belle Elementary School
B−255 students12:1
Weberwood Elementary School
A+247 students15:1
Kanawha City Elementary School
C242 students13:1
Andrews Heights Elementary School
B−233 students12:1
Dunbar Intermediate Center
D232 students12:1
Chamberlain Elementary School
B−225 students16:1
Ruthlawn Elementary School
A−225 students13:1
Montrose Elementary School
A−224 students15:1
Anne Bailey Elementary School
C221 students10:1
Sissonville Elementary School
C216 students14:1
Richmond Elementary School
C213 students11:1
Chesapeake Elementary School
C−205 students11:1
Shoals Elementary School
B+191 students14:1
Kenna Elementary School
A+180 students16:1
Malden Elementary School
D160 students11:1
Cedar Grove Elementary School
C159 students15:1
Midland Trail Elementary School
B+158 students12:1
Alum Creek Elementary School
B−151 students14:1
Pratt Elementary School
C−148 students11:1
Sharon Dawes Elementary School
D−148 students12:1
Mary Ingles Elementary School
A−143 students15:1
John Adams Middle School
A740 students18:1
Elkview Middle School
B−621 students17:1
Sissonville Middle School
B+521 students17:1
Andrew Jackson Middle School
B−488 students16:1
Hayes Middle School
B−464 students17:1
Du Pont Middle School
C440 students15:1
Horace Mann Middle School
B+385 students15:1
West Side Middle School
D−374 students12:1
South Charleston Middle School
C354 students18:1
Dunbar Middle School
C325 students12:1
McKinley Middle School
C+255 students13:1
East Bank Middle School
C−227 students13:1
George Washington High School
A+1,145 students22:1
Riverside High School
B−1,057 students19:1
Capital High School
B+1,051 students17:1
Saint Albans High School
A−882 students19:1
South Charleston High School
B−874 students19:1
Nitro High School
B+818 students20:1
Herbert Hoover High School
A782 students20:1
Sissonville High School
C564 students15:1
Ben Franklin Career Center
0 students
Carver Career Center
0 students
KCS Alternative Learning
C−134 students15:1
Grandview Annex
18 students0:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.