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Charleston, WV
Public School Ratings




Charleston Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Kanawha County Schools School District details

Kanawha County Schools School District
200 Elizabeth Street
Charleston, WV 25311

23,864 Students enrolled in District

68 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Kanawha County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to West Virginia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.7% of all WV school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
52%
57%
55%
49%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alban Elementary School
2030 Harrison Avenue
St. Albans, WV, 25177
PK-05
Alum Creek Elementary School
4540 Brounland Road
So Charleston, WV, 25309
PK-05
Andrew Jackson Middle School
5445 Big Tyler Road
Charleston, WV, 25313
06-08
Andrews Heights Elementary School
7776 Coal River Road
Tornado, WV, 25202
PK-05
Anne Bailey Elementary School
405 Winfield Road
St. Albans, WV, 25177
PK-05
Belle Elementary School
401 E 6 Th Street
Belle, WV, 25015
PK-05
Ben Franklin Career Center School
500 28 Th Street
Dunbar, WV, 25064
M-M
Bridgeview Elementary School
5100 Ohio Street
South Charleston, WV, 25309
PK-05
Capital High School
1500 Greenbrier St
Charleston, WV, 25311
09-12
Carver Career Center School
4799 Midland Dr
Charleston, WV, 25306
M-M
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.7% 92.4%
Black 10.8% 4.4%
Hispanic 1.1% 2.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,881 $188,083,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $750 $17,890,000 4.2%
Staff $287 $6,843,000 1.6%
General Administration $128 $3,049,000 0.7%
School Administration $699 $16,678,000 4.0%
Operation $1,472 $35,130,000 8.3%
Transportation $709 $16,920,000 4.0%
Other $352 $8,401,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,396 $104,911,000 24.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,411 $129,134,000 30.6%
Total Expenditures $17,689 $422,128,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,751 $1,947,216,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $201,761,000 5.4%
Staff $533 $133,799,000 3.6%
General Administration $201 $50,578,000 1.4%
School Administration $719 $180,663,000 4.8%
Operation $1,356 $340,557,000 9.1%
Transportation $924 $232,104,000 6.2%
Other $274 $68,841,000 1.8%
Total Support $4,810 $1,208,303,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,285 $574,146,000 15.4%
Total Expenditures $14,846 $3,729,665,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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