Rainelle Elementary

As a cozy primary school in Rainelle, West Virginia, Rainelle Elementary works with 197 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Greenbrier County Schools. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 283 students each, so Rainelle Elementary sits 30% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 14 schools in Greenbrier County Schools (4,429 students total), Rainelle Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Rainelle Elementary logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% multiracial. Compared to Greenbrier County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Rainelle Elementary logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Rainelle Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Greenbrier County put the typical household earns roughly $48,218 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Greenbrier County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,429 students), Rainelle Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Greenbrier West High School, around 3.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 240 students in 2018 compared to 197 in 2025.

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