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COAL CITY CLUB IN COAL CITY, WEST VIRGINIA, A PART OF BECKLEY ALL OF THE MEN ARE COAL MINERS. NOTE THAT SOME OF THEM ARE "HUNKERING DOWN" RATHER THAN SITTING. THIS IS A FAMILIAR STANCE TO ALL MINERS WHO USE THIS POSTURE IN THE MINE SHAFTS WHICH HAVE LOW CEILINGSPhoto: Jack Corn · Public domain
Schools in Coal City

Coal City’s public schools

Raleigh County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Coal City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above West Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in West Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 8% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
WV 13.5
Schools in town
3
1,385 students on the public path
In brief

Coal City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Coal City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Independence Middle School places highest (better than 81%); Independence High School lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Coal City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Coal City ElementaryRaleigh County School DistrictC−
6–8Independence Middle SchoolRaleigh County School DistrictA−
9–12Independence High SchoolRaleigh County School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Raleigh County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Raleigh County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 26 schools · 10,350 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$14,417WV $15,637 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 41.3% · 5416 students tested
Math35%
State average 32.2% · 5415 students tested

Coal City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the West Virginia towns that share Coal City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Coal City—Raleigh County

Every school in Coal City

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with West Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Coal Cityby address
Coal City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
387 students13:1Rate it →
Independence Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
401 students11:1Rate it →
Independence High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sophia
C−
597 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Coal City’s schools

Are Coal City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Coal City. Raleigh County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Coal City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Coal City in?

Raleigh County School District.

Where do Coal City kids go to high school?

Independence High School.

Parents talk

What Coal City families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.