Sissonville High School

Sissonville High School is one of the middle-of-the-pack four-year high schools in Charleston, West Virginia, overseen by Kanawha County Schools, with 564 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Sissonville High School is one of 61 schools operated by Kanawha County Schools, a district that teaches 23,085 students overall.

On demographics, Sissonville High School reports that nearly all students (97%) are White. By comparison, Kanawha County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Sissonville High School reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, Kanawha County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,943, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kanawha County runs 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), of which Sissonville High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Flinn Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sissonville High School has declined 5%, going from 593 students in 2018 to 564 in 2025.

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