Coal City Elementary

Coal City Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Coal City, West Virginia. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 387 students. Elementary schools in West Virginia have about 283 students on average; enrollment here is 37% higher.

Raleigh County Schools includes 26 schools. Together they enroll 10,350 students.

The share of students at Coal City Elementary who are White is 95%. Other students are 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.

For every teacher at Coal City Elementary, there are about 12.9 students; the school has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in West Virginia is similar, at 12.9:1.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Raleigh County show that median household income comes to about $52,150, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The county's public schools total 27, with about 10,350 students.

Of the public schools around it, Coal City Elementary is closest to Independence High School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.

In 2020-21, Coal City Elementary enrolled 333 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 387.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Coal City Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.