William J Raglin Center

Set in Dunbar, West Virginia, William J Raglin Center is a tiny elementary-level community, part of KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS. It teaches 29 students across grade pre-K. That puts it 90% leaner than the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 283 students.

William J Raglin Center is one of 4 schools operated by KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS, a district that caters to 400 students overall.

Looking at the student body, William J Raglin Center lists that 62% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 21% Black, 10% multiracial, 7% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Kanawha County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kanawha County indicate median household income runs about $60,943, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 William J Raglin Center is one.

Dunbar Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 6-year window, the student count shrank 52%: 61 students in 2018 compared to 29 in 2024. Black enrollment moved from 36% to 21% across the same window.

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