Within Kanawha County Schools, 100.0% of teachers are licensed. The student-to-teacher ratio is higher than the state average, at 14:1. The district has 56 full-time counselors on staff.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — Kanawha County for the first time moved into gold after spending weeks on the West Virginia county alert system, color-coded map first in red and then orange.