Pinch Elementary School

Pinch Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary campus in Elkview, West Virginia, operated by Kanawha County Schools, serves 282 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pinch Elementary School records that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Pinch Elementary School logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kanawha County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,943 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Pinch Elementary School is one of 70 public schools in Kanawha County (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students).

The closest other public school is Elkview Middle School, roughly 2.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Pinch Elementary School.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 353 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Pinch Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.