Kanawha County Schools
A public school district in Charleston, West Virginia, with 63 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 23,085
- Students enrolled
- 1,700.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 3,549
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,242
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 23,085 in 2024–25
- Ranks 306th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1st of 62 in West Virginia. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,242 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 37% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Kanawha County Schools spent $14,242 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,165 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,242 | $339.9 million | 23,864 |
| FY2022 | $13,227 | $322.6 million | 24,392 |
| FY2021 | $12,713 | $314.3 million | 24,721 |
| FY2020 | $12,401 | $315.3 million | 25,429 |
| FY2019 | $11,963 | $308.2 million | 25,764 |
| FY2018 | $11,357 | $298.4 million | 26,272 |
| FY2017 | $11,776 | $313.5 million | 26,625 |
| FY2016 | $10,800 | $295.3 million | 27,346 |
| FY2015 | $11,344 | $316.9 million | 27,936 |
| FY2014 | $10,735 | $304.6 million | 28,378 |
| FY2013 | $10,537 | $300.8 million | 28,548 |
| FY2012 | $11,093 | $315.4 million | 28,429 |
| FY2011 | $11,701 | $333.0 million | 28,458 |
| FY2010 | $11,303 | $321.9 million | 28,481 |
| FY2009 | $10,191 | $290.1 million | 28,465 |
| FY2008 | $9,864 | $279.6 million | 28,350 |
| FY2007 | $9,855 | $277.0 million | 28,104 |
| FY2006 | $9,479 | $265.4 million | 27,999 |
| FY2005 | $9,165 | $256.4 million | 27,979 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $98.1 million | 22.2% |
| State | $198.1 million | 44.7% |
| Local | $146.4 million | 33.1% |
| Total | $442.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
63 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5400600
Elsewhere
- Public schools in West Virginia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in West Virginia — A to Z, each with its page.
- West Virginia on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved