At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
8,310
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
25
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$13,583
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,899
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 7,901
- Teachers (FTE)
- 528
- Student–teacher ratio
- 15:1
What current records say about Mercer County Schools
Mercer County Schools operates 25 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Princeton, West Virginia. NCES reports 8,310 students and 610.5 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within West Virginia agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 10 of 55 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $13,583 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,899 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 47 of 55 in West Virginia. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 0.3%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 18.5%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 610.5
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $117,986,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Mercer County Schools
Princeton, West Virginia
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 37.3665, -81.1011
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White80.6%
- Hispanic1.4%
- Black8.8%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial8.6%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Mercer County Schools
25 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 25 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 233 | 12.6:1 | |
| Bluefield High School | High09–12 | 618 | 17.7:1 | |
| Bluefield Intermediate School | Elementary03–05 | 269 | 12.8:1 | |
| Bluefield Middle School | Middle06–08 | 428 | 13.7:1 | |
| Bluefield Primary School | ElementaryPK–02 | 349 | 13.4:1 | |
| Compass Virtual Academy | OtherKG–12 | 42 | Not reported | |
| Glenwood School (K-8) | ElementaryKG–08 | 614 | 13.4:1 | |
| Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 181 | 12.5:1 | |
| Melrose Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 239 | 15.9:1 | |
| Mercer County Early Learning Center | OtherPK–PK | 335 | 39.4:1 | |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Mercer Elementary | Elementary03–05 | 258 | 12.6:1 | |
| Montcalm Elementary School | ElementaryPK–06 | 256 | 12.2:1 | |
| Montcalm High School | High07–12 | 269 | 13.8:1 | |
| Mountain Valley Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 273 | 10.9:1 | |
| Oakvale School | ElementaryPK–05 | 168 | 10.8:1 | |
| Pikeview High School | High09–12 | 629 | 19.1:1 | |
| Pikeview Middle School | Middle06–08 | 502 | 15.1:1 | |
| Princeton Middle School | Middle06–08 | 488 | 11.6:1 | |
| Princeton Primary School | ElementaryKG–02 | 448 | 12.1:1 | |
| Princeton Senior High School | High09–12 | 925 | 16.8:1 | |
| Spanishburg | ElementaryPK–05 | 159 | 11:1 | |
| Straley Elementary School | Elementary03–05 | 172 | 12.7:1 | |
| Sun Valley Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 117 | 14.6:1 |