Coeburn Primary

Coeburn Primary is a K-5 school of low-enrollment scale in Coeburn, Virginia, run under Wise County Public Schools, enrolling 420 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Coeburn Primary is one of 11 schools operated by Wise County Public Schools, a district that educates 5,779 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Coeburn Primary shows that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Coeburn Primary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Coeburn Primary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Coeburn Primary sits in the top 10% of Virginia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 64.3%; actual is 89.8%, +25.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Wise County shows median household income runs about $52,943, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Wise County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,779 students), of which Coeburn Primary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Eastside High, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Coeburn Primary. On composite proficiency, Coeburn Primary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 83.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 420 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 97% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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