Bluefield Primary School

Bluefield Primary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Bluefield, West Virginia. Its enrollment is 349 students, spread over pre-K through 2. On average, elementary schools in West Virginia enroll around 283, and this school is 23% above that mark.

Bluefield Primary School sits within Mercer County Schools, which has 25 schools and 8,310 students.

Of every 100 students at Bluefield Primary School, about 58 are White. Other reported shares: 25% Black, 15% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Mercer County's residents are about 89% White, 31 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bluefield Primary School scores 58%.

The school's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. That is in line with the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in West Virginia.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Mercer County show that median household income comes to about $53,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Mercer County counts 27 public schools with about 8,310 students.

Bluefield High School is the nearest public school to Bluefield Primary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Bluefield Primary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Bluefield Primary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 30%. The school's ratio increased from 12.2:1 to 13.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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