Bluefield High School

Bluefield High School is one of the mid-sized senior highs in Bluefield, West Virginia, overseen by Mercer County Schools, with 618 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Mercer County Schools runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 8,310 students. Bluefield High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Bluefield High School reports that White students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder breaks down as 26% Black, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Bluefield High School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Mercer County shows median household earnings sit near $53,210, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Bluefield High School is one of 27 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 8,310 students).

Bluefield Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bluefield High School's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 636 (now 618). White enrollment moved from 68% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Bluefield High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.