Brushfork Elementary School

Among the schools in Bluefield, West Virginia, is Brushfork Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. A total of 171 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in West Virginia is about 283 students, so this school is 40% smaller than average.

Enrollment across the 25 schools in Mercer County Schools totals 8,310 students.

Roughly 74% of students at Brushfork Elementary School are White. The rest of enrollment is 17% multiracial, 6% Black, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Mercer County, the White share is about 89%. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

At Brushfork Elementary School, 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in West Virginia average 12.9:1.

Census Bureau estimates for Mercer County show that the median household income is $53,210, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 27 public schools in Mercer County, enrolling about 8,310 students in all.

The nearest other public school, Bluefield Middle School, is about 2.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Over 4 years, Brushfork Elementary School's enrollment climbed 6%, to 171.

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