Du Pont Middle School

Du Pont Middle School is one of the average-sized junior highs in Belle, West Virginia, operated by Kanawha County Schools, with 440 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 61 schools in Kanawha County Schools (23,085 students total), Du Pont Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Du Pont Middle School reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, Kanawha County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,943 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kanawha County's 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), Du Pont Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Marmet Elementary School, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Du Pont Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 33%: 330 students in 2018 compared to 440 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 12% to 6% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Du Pont Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.