Kingwood Elementary

Located at 207 S Price St, in Kingwood, West Virginia, Kingwood Elementary is a mid-tier primary school that hosts 383 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under Preston County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

Across the 10 schools in Preston County Schools (3,765 students total), Kingwood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Kingwood Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%). The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Kingwood Elementary lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Kingwood Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Preston County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,880 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Preston County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,765 students), Kingwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Central Preston Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Kingwood Elementary.

Kingwood Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 460 students in 2018 compared to 383 in 2025.

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