Flinn Elementary School

Flinn Elementary School operates as a sprawling elementary school in Charleston, West Virginia, part of Kanawha County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 430 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 52% larger than typical.

Within Kanawha County Schools, which oversees 61 schools and 23,085 students, Flinn Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Flinn Elementary School records that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Flinn Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kanawha County put the typical household earns roughly $60,943 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Kanawha County runs 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), of which Flinn Elementary School is one.

Sissonville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 494 students in 2018 compared to 430 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.