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Kanawha County School District

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Kanawha County School District is located in west West Virginia. Kanawha County School District has 901.59 square miles of land area and 9.33 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Kanawha County School District population is 193,063. Kanawha County School District median household income is $42,669 in 2006-2010. Kanawha County School District median house value is $98,500 in 2006-2010. On average, Kanawha County School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (26 out of 54, top 48%) Elementary/Middle School: (17 out of 55, top 31%)* Rank: #21
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	73
Population	193,063 (2010), rank #1
Population Growth	0.75% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	211.94/sq mi, rank #9
Median Household Income:	$42,669 at 2006-2010—2.87% increase since 2005-2009, rank #4
Median House Price:	$98,500 at 2006-2010—1.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #14
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	901.59 sq mi, rank #4
Water Area:	9.33 sq mi (1.02%), rank #3
State:	West Virginia
County:	Kanawha County
City:	Belle, Cedar Grove, Charleston, Chelyan, Chesapeake, Coal Fork, East Bank, Glasgow, Handley, Marmet, Montgomery, Pratt, Rand, Shrewsbury, Smithers, Tad, Clendenin, Pond Gap, Hugheston, Blount, Mammoth, Cannelton, London, Pinch, Gallagher, Eskdale, Hansford, Drybranch, Cabin Creek, Miami, Dawes, Hernshaw, Winifrede, Alum Creek, Dunbar, Jefferson, Saint Albans, South Charleston, Cross Lanes, Nitro, Sissonville, Upper Falls, Institute, Kenna, Liberty, Big Chimney, Elkview
Zip:	25015, 25039, 25301, 25311, 25304, 25035, 25315, 25214, 25306, 25067, 25086, 25110, 25102, 25136, 25162, 25103, 25201, 25045, 25160, 25025, 25132, 25036, 25126, 25156, 25083, 25075, 25061, 25134, 25054, 25107, 25003, 25312, 25314, 25303, 25309, 25064, 25313, 25177, 25143, 25320, 25202, 25112, 25248, 25124, 25071, 25302
Area:	Charleston, WV

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Kanawha County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

200 Elizabeth St

Charleston WV, 25311, Kanawha County

Phone: 304-348-7770

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	28,481	28,465	28,350
English Language Learner Students:	222	239	541
Total Teachers:	1,961.00	1,888.50	1,890.50
Prekindergarten:	29.50	22.00	23.50
Kindergarten:	106.00	107.00	105.00
Elementary:	833.00	798.00	787.00
Secondary:	992.50	961.50	975.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	1,827.00	1,852.00	1,820.40
Instructional Aides:	346.50	342.50	329.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	22.00	18.00	17.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	96.50	93.50	98.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	45.00	41.00	46.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	51.50	52.50	52.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	63.00	68.00	68.00
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	63.00	67.00	65.00
District Administrative Support:	87.00	84.00	89.00
School Administrators:	117.00	117.00	116.00
School Administrative Support:	34.00	39.00	34.00
Student Support Services:	157.00	149.00	145.40
Other Support Services:	841.00	874.00	858.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.52	15.07	15.00

Schools

Alban Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2030 Harrison Ave, Saint Albans WV 25177
Alum Creek Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Rt 7 Box 279a, Charleston WV 25309
Andrew Jackson Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	5445 Big Tyler Rd, Charleston WV 25313
Andrews Heights Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Coal River Rd, Tornado WV 25202
Anne Bailey Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	405 Winfield Rd, Saint Albans WV 25177
Belle Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	401 East 6th St, Belle WV 25015
Bonham Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Route 1 Box 425a, Charleston WV 25312
Bridge Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5120 Elk River Rd North, Elkview WV 25071
Bridgeview Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5100 Ohio St, Charleston WV 25309
Capital High School	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	1500 Greenbrier St, Charleston WV 25311
Cedar Grove Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	John St, Cedar Grove WV 25039
Cedar Grove Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	John St, Cedar Grove WV 25039
Central Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	900 Helene St, Saint Albans WV 25177
Chamberlain Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4901 Venable Av South East, Charleston WV 25304
Chandler Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1900 School St, Charleston WV 25312
Chesapeake Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	13620 Mccorkle Ave, Charleston WV 25315
Clendenin Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	503 Maywood Ave, Clendenin WV 25045
Cross Lanes Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5525 Big Tyler Rd, Charleston WV 25313
Du Pont Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	301 West 34th St, Belle WV 25015
Dunbar Intermediate Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1330 Myers Ave, Dunbar WV 25064
Dunbar Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	325 27th St, Dunbar WV 25064
Dunbar Primary Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	2401 Myers Ave, Dunbar WV 25064
East Bank Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	First And Brannen, East Bank WV 25067
Elk Elementary Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3320 Pennsylvania Ave, Charleston WV 25302
Elkview Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	5090 North Elk River Rd, Elkview WV 25071
Flinn Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2006 Mcclure Parkway, Charleston WV 25312
George C. Weimer Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3040 Kanawha Terrace, Saint Albans WV 25177
George Washington High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1522 Tennis Club Rd, Charleston WV 25314
Glenwood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	810 Grant St, Charleston WV 25302
Grandview Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	959 Woodward Dr, Charleston WV 25312
Hayes Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	830 Strawberry Rd, Saint Albans WV 25177
Herbert Hoover High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	275 Elk River Rd South, Clendenin WV 25045
Holz Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1505 Hampton Rd, Charleston WV 25314
Horace Mann Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	4300 Maccorkle Ave, Charleston WV 25304
J E Robins Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	915 Beech Ave, Charleston WV 25302
John Adams Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2002 Presidential Dr, Charleston WV 25314
Kanawha City Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3601 Staunton Ave Se, Charleston WV 25304
Kanawha County Schools Academy	Grade 9 to Grade 12	200 Elizabeth St, Charleston WV 25311
Kenna Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	198 Eureka Rd, Charleston WV 25314
Lakewood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2089 Lakewood Dr, Saint Albans WV 25177
Malden Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4001 Salinas Dr, Charleston WV 25306
Marmet Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	408 94th St, Charleston WV 25315
Mary Ingles Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Campbell's Creek Dr, Tad WV 25201
Mckinley Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	3000 Kanawha Terrace, Saint Albans WV 25177
Midland Trail Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	200 Ferry St, Belle WV 25015
Montrose Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	631 Montrose Dr, Charleston WV 25303
Nitro Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1921 19th St, Nitro WV 25143
Nitro High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1300 Park Ave, Nitro WV 25143
Overbrook Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	218 Overbrook Rd, Charleston WV 25314
Piedmont Year-Round Education	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	203 Bradford St, Charleston WV 25301
Pinch Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	300 South Pinch Rd, Elkview WV 25071
Point Harmony Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5312 Big Tyler Rd, Charleston WV 25313
Pratt Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Center And Stark St, Pratt WV 25162
Richmond Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4620 Spring Hill Ave, Charleston WV 25309
Riverside High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1 Warrior Way, Belle WV 25015
Ruffner Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	809 Litz Dr, Charleston WV 25311
Ruthlawn Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Rt 8 Box 428, Charleston WV 25309
Saint Albans High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2100 Kanawha Terrace, Saint Albans WV 25177
Sharon Dawes Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Cabin Creek Rd, Miami WV 25134
Shawnee Community Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	142 Marshall Ave, Dunbar WV 25064
Shoals Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	100 Dutch Rd, Charleston WV 25302
Sissonville Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	8324 Sissonville Dr, Charleston WV 25320
Sissonville High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	6100 Sissonville Dr, Charleston WV 25312
Sissonville Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	100 Middle School Ln, Charleston WV 25312
South Charleston High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1 Eagle Way, Charleston WV 25309
South Charleston Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	400 Third Ave, Charleston WV 25303
Stonewall Jackson Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	812 Park Ave, Charleston WV 25302
Tyler Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 9	4277 West Washington St, Charleston WV 25302
Watts Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	230 Costello St, Charleston WV 25302
Weberwood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	732 Gordon Rd, Charleston WV 25303
West Side Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	100 Flordia St, Charleston WV 25302

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
WESTEST 2 Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.02	54
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.5	39
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.55	42
2009	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.59	47
2010	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.8	43
2011	RLA	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.69	47
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	59.97	60
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.91	44
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.67	44
2009	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	58.88	59
2010	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.47	41
2011	Math	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.31	44
2009	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.85	52
2010	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.34	35
2011	RLA	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.02	44
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	63.45	63
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	31.95	33
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.58	37
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	62.25	66
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.52	44
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.23	41
2009	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	67.52	65
2010	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.41	45
2011	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.04	46
2009	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.1	56
2010	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.75	40
2011	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.44	41
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.09	49
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.71	36
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.79	36
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	64.77	65
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.9	42
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.85	46
2009	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	65.6	64
2010	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43	40
2011	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.16	48
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.93	49
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.9	35
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.14	38
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.48	55
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.55	36
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.98	35
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	65.08	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.1	45
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.75	45
2009	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	66.52	65
2010	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.39	43
2011	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.15	46
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.5	50
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.7	40
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.75	40
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	60.73	57
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	35.57	33
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.66	36
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	61.58	60
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.01	43
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.5	45
2009	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	65.07	65
2010	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	46.89	43
2011	RLA	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	55.99	50
2009	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.12	58
2010	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.2	40
2011	Science	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.94	41
2009	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	61.8	60
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.99	34
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	37.98	35
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.11	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50.8	47
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	48.14	44
2009	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	61.37	63
2010	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.86	43
2011	RLA	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.1	51
2009	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.44	54
2010	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.51	43
2011	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.81	42
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.92	52
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.04	39
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.7	38
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.69	53
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.18	37
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	42.73	40
2009	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	56.99	61
2010	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	43.98	42
2011	RLA	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	53.92	48
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.95	55
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.49	46
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	44.94	42
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.17	58
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.52	33
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.01	36
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	57.16	61
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	32.26	36
2011	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.72	39
2009	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	45.29	47
2010	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.59	40
2011	RLA	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	51.33	47
2009	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.05	52
2010	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	30.27	30
2011	Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.09	35
2009	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.95	52
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	36.86	36
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.88	38

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School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$319,705,000	$11,232		$301,889,000	$10,649		$296,240,000	$10,541
Federal:	$37,905,000	$1,332	11.9%	$35,495,000	$1,252	11.8%	$36,028,000	$1,282	12.2%
State:	$171,375,000	$6,021	53.6%	$157,544,000	$5,557	52.2%	$155,328,000	$5,527	52.4%
Local:	$110,425,000	$3,879	34.5%	$108,850,000	$3,840	36.1%	$104,884,000	$3,732	35.4%
Total Expenditures:	$309,692,000	$10,880		$308,295,000	$10,875		$303,838,000	$10,811
Total Current Expenditures:	$290,094,000	$10,191		$279,643,000	$9,864		$276,956,000	$9,855
Instructional Expenditures:	$177,039,000	$6,220	61.0%	$169,971,000	$5,995	60.8%	$163,044,000	$5,801	58.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$20,957,000	$736	7.2%	$20,482,000	$722	7.3%	$20,462,000	$728	7.4%
Administration:	$25,192,000	$885	8.7%	$25,015,000	$882	8.9%	$31,309,000	$1,114	11.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$66,906,000	$2,350	23.1%	$64,175,000	$2,264	22.9%	$62,141,000	$2,211	22.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$10,165,000	$357		$18,911,000	$667		$15,688,000	$558
Construction:	$307,000	$11		$237,000	$8		$157,000	$6
Total Other:	$9,078,000	$319		$9,227,000	$325		$10,523,000	$374
Interest on Debt:	$349,000	$12		$508,000	$18		$659,000	$23

Total Salary:	$170,230,000	$5,980		$163,956,000	$5,783		$158,163,000	$5,628
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$111,732,000	$3,925	65.6%	$107,468,000	$3,791	65.5%	$101,104,000	$3,597	63.9%
Other Salary:	$58,498,000	$2,055	34.4%	$56,488,000	$1,993	34.5%	$57,059,000	$2,030	36.1%
Total Benefit:	$83,369,000	$2,929		$79,269,000	$2,796		$79,126,000	$2,815
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$53,868,000	$1,892	64.6%	$50,580,000	$1,784	63.8%	$49,261,000	$1,753	62.3%
Other Benefit:	$29,501,000	$1,036	35.4%	$28,689,000	$1,012	36.2%	$29,865,000	$1,063	37.7%

* Kanawha County School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.