Kenna Elementary School

As a modestly sized elementary school in Kenna, West Virginia, Kenna Elementary School serves 225 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Jackson County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 20% leaner than typical.

Within Jackson County Schools, which oversees 12 schools and 3,977 students, Kenna Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Kenna Elementary School reports that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Jackson County as a whole.

On the resource side, Kenna Elementary School reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Jackson County) reports that median household income runs about $58,845, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Kenna Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 3,977 students).

Fairplain Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.9 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 286 students in 2018 compared to 225 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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