McKinley Middle School

As a close-knit intermediate school in Saint Albans, West Virginia, McKinley Middle School instructs 255 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Kanawha County Schools. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 429 students.

McKinley Middle School is one of 61 schools operated by Kanawha County Schools, a district that educates 23,085 students overall.

Looking at the student body, McKinley Middle School reports that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 7% Black, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Kanawha County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, McKinley Middle School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Kanawha County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,943 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. McKinley Middle School is one of 70 public schools in Kanawha County (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students).

George C. Weimer Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. McKinley Middle School's enrollment has shrank 18% since 2018, when it stood at 310 (now 255). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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