At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
23,085
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
61
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$14,242
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$8,683
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 23,072
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,361.1
- Student–teacher ratio
- 17:1
What current records say about Kanawha County Schools
Kanawha County Schools operates 61 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Charleston, West Virginia. NCES reports 23,085 students and 1,700.67 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within West Virginia agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 1 of 55 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $14,242 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,683 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 33 of 55 in West Virginia. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 0.6%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 15.5%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,700.67
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $339,865,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Kanawha County Schools
Charleston, West Virginia
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 38.3395, -81.6170
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White80%
- Hispanic1.2%
- Black10%
- Asian1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial7.6%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Kanawha County Schools
61 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 61 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alban Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 376 | 13.9:1 | |
| Alum Creek Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 151 | 14.4:1 | |
| Andrew Jackson Middle School | Middle06–08 | 488 | 15.7:1 | |
| Andrews Heights Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 233 | 12.3:1 | |
| Anne Bailey Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 221 | 9.8:1 | |
| Belle Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 255 | 11.6:1 | |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Bridgeview Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 417 | 13.5:1 | |
| Capital High School | High09–12 | 1,051 | 17.4:1 | |
| Carver Career and Technical Center | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 159 | 15.1:1 | |
| Central Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 304 | 15.6:1 | |
| Chamberlain Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 225 | 15.5:1 | |
| Chesapeake Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 205 | 10.5:1 | |
| Clendenin Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 335 | 12.9:1 | |
| Cross Lanes Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 294 | 13.4:1 | |
| Du Pont Middle School | Middle06–08 | 440 | 15.2:1 | |
| Dunbar Intermediate Center | Elementary03–05 | 232 | 12.2:1 | |
| Dunbar Middle School | Middle06–08 | 325 | 11.6:1 | |
| Dunbar Primary Center | ElementaryPK–02 | 271 | 11.3:1 | |
| Edgewood Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 413 | 11.8:1 | |
| Elk Elementary Center | ElementaryPK–05 | 475 | 13.8:1 | |
| Elkview Middle School | Middle06–08 | 621 | 16.8:1 | |
| Flinn Elementary School | ElementaryPK–04 | 430 | 15.1:1 |