Richmond Elementary School

Richmond Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in South Charleston, West Virginia, run under Kanawha County Schools, serves 213 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 283.

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

Looking at the student body, Richmond Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest comes out to 21% Black, 17% multiracial. By comparison, Kanawha County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Richmond Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kanawha County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,943, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Richmond Elementary School is one of 70 public schools in Kanawha County (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students).

South Charleston High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Richmond Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 284 (now 213). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 74% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Richmond Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.