Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary

As an expansive elementary-level community in Charleston, West Virginia, Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary works with 453 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Kanawha County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.

Within Kanawha County Schools, which oversees 61 schools and 23,085 students, Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 37% Black, 16% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kanawha County indicate median household income runs about $60,943, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kanawha County runs 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), of which Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Side Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 396 students in 2018 compared to 453 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share rose from 32% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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