School district · West Virginia

Kanawha County Schools

Kanawha County Schools in West Virginia: 63 public schools with 23,085 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,522 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 63
Students: 23,085
Students per teacher: 13.6; WV 13.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,522; WV $15.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 1,701
Counselors (FTE): 90.5
Students per counselor: 255; WV 305 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 25.0; Librarians (FTE): 10.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on West Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

West Virginia: 46%

44%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 56% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 43% · 55 school districts compared

10,238 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

West Virginia: 41%

42%proficient

+5.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 62% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 37% · 55 school districts compared

10,236 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$11.4K15

$10.8K16

$11.8K17

$11.4K18

$12.0K19

$12.4K20

$12.7K21

$13.2K22

$14.3K23

$14.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 19% · $89.9M
State: 47% · $217.8M
Local: 34% · $156.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,549
Support services: $4,965
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $61.5M
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 39Middle schools: 12High schools: 10Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Grandview AnnexFree meals for all	Pre-K	18	0.1	—	—	Charleston
Alban Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	376	13.9	35%	35%	Saint Albans
Alum Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	151	14.4	59%	58%	South Charleston
Andrews Heights Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	233	12.3	53%	67%	Tornado
Anne Bailey Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	221	9.8	45%	54%	Saint Albans
Belle Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	255	11.6	50%	51%	Belle
Bridgeview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	417	13.5	41%	34%	South Charleston
Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	159	15.1	43%	59%	Cedar Grove
Central Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	304	15.6	45%	47%	Saint Albans
Chamberlain Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	225	15.5	57%	51%	Charleston
Chesapeake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	205	10.5	27%	27%	Chesapeake
Clendenin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	335	12.9	44%	40%	Elkview
Cross Lanes Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	294	13.4	54%	65%	Charleston
Dunbar Intermediate CenterFree meals for all	3–5	232	12.2	42%	41%	Dunbar
Dunbar Primary CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	271	11.3	—	—	Dunbar
Edgewood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	413	11.8	24%	26%	Charleston
Elk Elementary CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	475	13.8	40%	45%	Charleston
Flinn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	430	15.1	47%	60%	Charleston
Holz Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	304	16.4	85%	91%	Charleston
Kanawha City Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	242	13.4	48%	46%	Charleston
Kenna Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	180	16.4	67%	78%	Charleston
Lakewood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	294	15.9	38%	46%	Saint Albans
Malden Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	160	10.7	59%	50%	Charleston
Mary C. Snow West Side ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	453	13.3	21%	28%	Charleston
Mary Ingles Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	143	15.1	44%	48%	Tad
Midland Trail Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	158	12.2	49%	49%	Diamond
Montrose Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	224	14.9	48%	48%	Charleston
Nitro Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	377	14.0	50%	56%	Nitro
Overbrook Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	375	17.0	64%	71%	Charleston
Piedmont Year-Round EducationFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	279	10.7	37%	35%	Charleston
Pinch Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	282	12.8	49%	56%	Elkview
Point Harmony Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	440	15.7	39%	45%	Cross Lanes
Pratt Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	148	11.4	44%	35%	Pratt
Richmond Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	213	11.2	27%	40%	South Charleston
Ruffner Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	271	13.9	64%	50%	Charleston
Ruthlawn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	225	13.2	28%	46%	Charleston
Sharon Dawes Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	148	12.3	41%	46%	Miami
Shoals Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	191	13.6	50%	56%	Charleston
Sissonville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	216	14.4	46%	47%	Sissonville
Weberwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	247	15.4	52%	48%	Charleston
Andrew Jackson Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	488	15.7	49%	42%	Charleston
Du Pont Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	440	15.2	43%	29%	Belle
Dunbar Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	325	11.6	41%	33%	Dunbar
East Bank Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	227	12.6	41%	30%	East Bank
Elkview Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	621	16.8	37%	33%	Elkview
Hayes Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	464	17.2	40%	40%	Saint Albans
Horace Mann Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	385	14.5	42%	33%	Charleston
John Adams Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	740	17.8	60%	51%	Charleston
McKinley Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	255	12.8	45%	43%	Saint Albans
Sissonville Middle SchoolFree meals for all	5–8	521	17.4	37%	31%	Charleston
South Charleston Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	354	17.7	42%	26%	South Charleston
West Side Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	374	12.5	25%	11%	Charleston
Ben Franklin Career CenterCareer and technical	9–12	—	—	—	—	Dunbar
Capital High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,051	17.4	—	—	Charleston
Carver Career CenterCareer and technical	9–12	—	—	—	—	Charleston
George Washington High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,145	22.5	—	—	Charleston
Herbert Hoover High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	782	19.6	—	—	Elkview
Nitro High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	818	20.5	—	—	Nitro
Riverside High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,057	18.5	—	—	Belle
Saint Albans High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	882	18.8	—	—	Saint Albans
Sissonville High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	564	15.2	—	—	Charleston
South Charleston High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	874	18.6	—	—	South Charleston
KCS Alternative LearningAlternativeFree meals for all	K–12	134	14.9	—	—	Charleston

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 200 Elizabeth St, Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: (304)348-7770

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.