Mary Ingles Elementary School

Mary Ingles Elementary School is a small K-5 school in Tad, West Virginia, part of Kanawha County Schools. The school works with 143 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% leaner than the state mean of about 283.

Kanawha County Schools runs 61 schools in total, collectively educating 23,085 students. Mary Ingles Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Mary Ingles Elementary School logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kanawha County) records that the typical household earns roughly $60,943 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Kanawha County runs 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), of which Mary Ingles Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Malden Elementary School, around 4.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mary Ingles Elementary School has contracted 9%, going from 158 students in 2018 to 143 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 99% to 92% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.