Athens Elementary School

Athens Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary-level community in Athens, West Virginia, run under Mercer County Schools. The school instructs 233 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Athens Elementary School is one of 25 schools operated by Mercer County Schools, a district that works with 8,310 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Athens Elementary School reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Mercer County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Athens Elementary School shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Mercer County put median household income runs about $53,210, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Athens Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 8,310 students).

Pikeview High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Athens Elementary School.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 290 students in 2018 compared to 233 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.