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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 8,540 (2023-2024)
Schools: 25 (2023-2024)
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Mercer County Schools is a school district in West Virginia (Mercer County). During the 2024 school year, 8,540 students attended one of the district's 25 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Mercer County Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jim Bailey2028
Paul Hodges20122028
Mark Godfrey20222026
Jacinda Santon Smith20162026
Gregory Prudich19982026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $24,361,000 $2,819 20%
Local: $31,007,000 $3,588 25%
State: $67,234,000 $7,780 55%
Total: $122,602,000 $14,187
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $123,356,000 $14,274
Total Current Expenditures: $108,481,000 $12,552
Instructional Expenditures: $63,703,000 $7,371 52%
Student and Staff Support: $10,197,000 $1,179 8%
Administration: $9,608,000 $1,111 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $24,973,000 $2,889 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $12,673,000 $1,466
Construction: $11,837,000 $1,369
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,885,000 $218
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 30 60-79 14 30-39 PS 20-24 32
2020-2021 26 60-79 12 30-39 PS 20-24 28
2018-2019 39 60-79 22 30-39 PS 35-39 41
2017-2018 33 60-79 20 30-39 PS 25-29 35
2016-2017 36 22 30-39 PS 25-29 38
2015-2016 31 40-59 16 20-29 PS 25-29 33
2014-2015 27 60-79 13 20-29 PS 25-29 29
2013-2014 43 60-79 25 50-59 PS 30-34 45
2012-2013 45 >=80 30 40-49 <50 30-39 47
2011-2012 47 >=80 33 50-59 >=50 20-29 49
2010-2011 42 60-79 32 21-39 >=50 20-29 43

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 39 60-79 25 30-39 PS 30-34 42
2020-2021 37 >=80 24 30-39 PS 25-29 39
2018-2019 43 >=80 27 40-49 PS 35-39 44
2017-2018 41 60-79 25 30-39 PS 35-39 43
2016-2017 47 34 50-59 PS 35-39 49
2015-2016 45 60-79 28 50-59 PS 35-39 47
2014-2015 43 60-79 30 50-59 PS 35-39 45
2013-2014 42 60-79 24 50-59 PS 30-34 44
2012-2013 42 60-79 28 40-49 <50 30-39 43
2011-2012 44 >=80 33 40-49 >=50 20-29 46
2010-2011 43 60-79 32 21-39 >=50 30-39 44

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 87 >=50 70-79 >=50 >=50 88
2020-2021 87 PS >=90 PS PS >=50 87
2019-2020 92 PS 90-94 >=50 PS >=50 92
2018-2019 90 PS 90-94 PS >=50 90
2017-2018 90 PS 90-94 PS PS >=50 90
2016-2017 89 PS >=90 PS >=50 89
2015-2016 90 >=50 80-89 PS >=50 90
2014-2015 83 PS 85-89 PS >=50 83
2013-2014 85 PS 85-89 PS PS PS 84
2012-2013 79 >=50 70-79 PS PS PS 79
2011-2012 77 PS 70-74 PS PS 77
2010-2011 73 PS 70-79 PS 73


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 8,540 -1.7
2022-2023 8,686 0.5
2021-2022 8,642 2.0
2020-2021 8,465 -3.8
2019-2020 8,785 -2.5
2018-2019 9,004 -0.5
2017-2018 9,051 -1.8
2016-2017 9,216 -1.6
2015-2016 9,366 -1.0
2014-2015 9,461 -1.3
2013-2014 9,585 -0.9
2012-2013 9,673 0.2
2011-2012 9,657 0.5
2010-2011 9,611 0.6
2009-2010 9,552 0.1
2008-2009 9,538 0.6
2007-2008 9,484 0.9
2006-2007 9,402 1.0
2005-2006 9,306 -0.3
2004-2005 9,336 -0.6
2003-2004 9,395 -1.8
2002-2003 9,567 1.0
2001-2002 9,472 -0.5
2000-2001 9,516 -1.5
1999-2000 9,659 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mercer County Schools (%) West Virginia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.7
Black 9.0 4.2
Hispanic 1.2 2.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 8.0 4.5
White 81.4 88.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Mercer County Schools had 619.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.8.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 21.00
Kindergarten: 40.00
Elementary: 292.50
Secondary: 265.50
Total: 619.00

Mercer County Schools employed 16.75 district administrators and 43.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 16.75
District Administrative Support: 58.33
School Administrators: 43.00
School Administrative Support: 8.83
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 146.83
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 15.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 28.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 48.00
Other Support Services: 264.25


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Mercer County Schools operates 25 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Athens Elementary School231PK-5
Bluefield High School6399-12
Bluefield Intermediate School3033-5
Bluefield Middle School4256-8
Bluefield Primary School358PK-2
Bluewell Elementary School170PK-5
Brushfork Elementary School175KG-5
Glenwood School (K-8)620KG-8
Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School178PK-5
Melrose Elementary School241KG-5
Mercer County Technical Education Center09-12
Mercer Elementary2583-5
Montcalm Elementary School262PK-6
Montcalm High School2827-12
Mountain Valley Elementary School283PK-5
Oakvale School186PK-5
Pikeview High School6109-12
Pikeview Middle School5176-8
Princeton Middle School5066-8
Princeton Primary School475KG-2
Princeton Senior High School9679-12
Silver Springs Early Learning Center380PK-PK
Spanishburg182PK-5
Straley Elementary School1713-5
Sun Valley Elementary School107KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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