
Charleston
Charleston, WV schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
$2,378 left/mo
3 bd $1,577/mo in Charleston. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule.
Charleston paycheckCost of living in CharlestonTake-home pay in CharlestonSalary needed in CharlestonJobs in CharlestonMoving from West Virginia
Public-school students
29,258
NCES 2024-2025
Pupils per teacher
14.2
2,064 teachers
Districts / schools
5 / 82
Public districts and schools
Beds
1
Usual: studio
Childcare
$0
No kids under 5
Left / mo
$2,378
NCES counts 82 public schools here. 81 are filed under a level. 1 is not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.
Largest public school districts
5 largest districts in Charleston.
- Kanawha County Schools
Charleston
- Students
- 23,085
- Schools
- 63
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.6
- Boone County Schools
Madison
- Students
- 3,048
- Schools
- 13
- Pupil–teacher
- 11.7
- West Virginia Virtual Academy
Charleston
- Students
- 1,654
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- n/a
- Clay County Schools
Clay
- Students
- 1,437
- Schools
- 4
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.8
- WIN Academy at BVCTC
South Charleston
- Students
- 34
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- n/a
NCES 2024–25.
Schools by level
Primary
48
Elementary grades
Middle
15
Middle or junior high
High
16
Secondary grades
Other
2
K–12, ungraded, alternative
81 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Charleston metro sits
Roughly the core of the Charleston, WV metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. $133 left/mo. Childcare $1,122. Charleston paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Moving from Charleston
Take-home by job in Charleston
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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