Kenna Elementary School

Kenna Elementary School operates as a cozy K-5 school in Charleston, West Virginia, overseen by Kanawha County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 180 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% below the state mean of about 283.

Kenna Elementary School is one of 61 schools operated by Kanawha County Schools, a district that enrolls 23,085 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kenna Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 10% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kanawha County put median household earnings sit near $60,943, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Kanawha County's 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), Kenna Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Weberwood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kenna Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 178 students in 2018 to 180 in 2025.

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