Overbrook Elementary School

Overbrook Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Charleston, West Virginia, overseen by Kanawha County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 375 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 33% above the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 283 students.

Kanawha County Schools comprises 61 schools with combined enrollment of 23,085 students; Overbrook Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Overbrook Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Black, 9% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Kanawha County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Kanawha County) shows that median household earnings sit near $60,943, 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 Overbrook Elementary School is one.

George Washington High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Overbrook Elementary School has shrank 5%, going from 393 students in 2018 to 375 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 5% to 10% across the same window.

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