Bluefield Middle School

Set in Bluefield, West Virginia, Bluefield Middle School is a mid-tier junior high, operated by Mercer County Schools. It enrolls 428 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 25 schools in Mercer County Schools (8,310 students total), Bluefield Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Bluefield Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 27% Black, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Mercer County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household income runs about $53,210, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mercer County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,310 students), Bluefield Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Bluefield Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Bluefield Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 444 students in 2018 compared to 428 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 72% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Bluefield Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.