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Princeton, WV
Public School Ratings




Princeton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Mercer County Schools School District details

Mercer County Schools School District
1403 Honaker Avenue
Princeton, WV 24740

8,540 Students enrolled in District

25 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Mercer County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to West Virginia

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.2% of all WV school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.7% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
52%
55%
55%
47%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Athens Elementary School
205 S State Street
Athens, WV, 24712
PK-05
Bluefield High School
535 W Cumberland Rd
Bluefield, WV, 24701
09-12
Bluefield Intermediate School
1301 Southview Dr
Bluefield, WV, 24701
03-05
Bluefield Middle School
2002 Stadium Dr
Bluefield, WV, 24701
06-08
Bluefield Primary School
673 West Cumberland Road
Bluefield, WV, 24701
PK-02
Bluewell Elementary School
205 Bluewell School Rd
Bluefield, WV, 24701
PK-05
Brushfork Elementary School
140 Brushfork School Rd
Bluefield, WV, 24701
KG-05
Glenwood School (k-8)
1734 Glenwood Park Rd
Princeton, WV, 24739
KG-08
Lashmeet/matoaka Elementary School
5709 Matoaka Rd
Matoaka, WV, 24736
PK-05
Melrose Elementary School
2121 Athens Rd
Princeton, WV, 24739
KG-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.5% 92.4%
Black 9.8% 4.4%
Hispanic 1.3% 2.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,459 $63,703,000 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $807 $6,888,000 5.6%
Staff $387 $3,309,000 2.7%
General Administration $116 $993,000 0.8%
School Administration $772 $6,595,000 5.3%
Operation $1,255 $10,717,000 8.7%
Transportation $753 $6,427,000 5.2%
Other $237 $2,020,000 1.6%
Total Support $4,327 $36,949,000 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,659 $22,704,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $14,444 $123,356,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,751 $1,947,216,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $201,761,000 5.4%
Staff $533 $133,799,000 3.6%
General Administration $201 $50,578,000 1.4%
School Administration $719 $180,663,000 4.8%
Operation $1,356 $340,557,000 9.1%
Transportation $924 $232,104,000 6.2%
Other $274 $68,841,000 1.8%
Total Support $4,810 $1,208,303,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,285 $574,146,000 15.4%
Total Expenditures $14,846 $3,729,665,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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