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Mercer County Schools

Princeton, West Virginia · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

8,310
Students enrolled
26
Public schools
611
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.6:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 560
  • Kindergarten 588
  • Grade 1 582
  • Grade 2 624
  • Grade 3 612
  • Grade 4 605
  • Grade 5 542
  • Grade 6 639
  • Grade 7 558
  • Grade 8 619
  • Grade 9 675
  • Grade 10 600
  • Grade 11 565
  • Grade 12 541

By race/ethnicity

  • White 81%
  • Black or African American 9%
  • Two or more races 9%
  • Hispanic/Latino 1%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$14,226 spent per student on day-to-day operations West Virginia median: $15,626 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $8,258
  • Support services $4,911
  • Other (food service, etc.) $1,057

Where the money comes from

  • Local 25%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 22%

Total revenue $151.8 milliontotal spending $151.2 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: DistantStudents: 67% town, 33% rural

Total staff (FTE)

1,233

District office

1403 Honaker Ave, Princeton WV 24740

County

Mercer County

Official website

NCES District ID

5400840

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About Mercer County Schools

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Mercer County is located in southern West Virginia nestled in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. The county school system has a population of approximately 9000 students and employs over 1300 people. Mercer County Public Schools offer a broad curriculum encompassing Basic Skills, Advanced Placement, Career Connections, High Schools That Work, Technical Education, Distance Learning, Internet and Computer Technology in all schools, Special Needs Programs, IASA Title I, Dual Credit Courses, JROTC, Adult Literacy Programs, Alternative Education Programs, Community Education, as well as adult evening classes at our Mercer County Technical Education Center.
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