Total enrollment
3,931
-70 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Mineral County Schools
West Virginia · 4,621 students · 7 cities
Mineral County Schools in West Virginia runs 15 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 4,621 students (an average of 308 per school).
4-year change in Mineral County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
-2 (-15%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Mineral County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In West Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,621 | #16 of 55 | #2,086 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #16 of 55 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #35 of 55 | #3,892 of 9,044 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Mineral County Schools
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 3,435 to 3,218 students (down 6%) and from 238 to 240 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Elementary School | Ridgeley | Elementary | PK-04 | 713 |
| Keyser High School | Keyser | High | 09-12 | 665 |
| Keyser Middle School | Keyser | Middle | 05-08 | 633 |
| Keyser Primary School | Keyser | Elementary | PK-04 | 568 |
| Frankfort High School | Ridgeley | High | 09-12 | 488 |
| Frankfort Middle School | Ridgeley | Middle | 05-08 | 487 |
| Frankfort Intermediate School | Fort Ashby | Elementary | PK-04 | 284 |
| Fort Ashby Primary School | Fort Ashby | Elementary | PK-02 | 226 |
| Wiley Ford Primary School | Wiley Ford | Elementary | PK-02 | 180 |
| Fountain Primary School | Keyser | Elementary | PK-04 | 123 |
| New Creek Primary School | New Creek | Elementary | PK-04 | 94 |
| Burlington Primary | Burlington | Elementary | PK-04 | 90 |
| Elk Garden School | Elk Garden | Elementary | PK-04 | 66 |
| Mineral County Alternative Program | Keyser | Combined | KG-12 | 4 |
| Mineral County Technical Center | Keyser | High | 09-12 | · |
About Mineral County Schools
Across 15 schools, Mineral County Schools educates about 4,621 students in West Virginia. By footprint it is a mid-sized district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Mineral County Schools consists of 9 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 308 in this district, noticeably below the West Virginia typical of 368.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 4,001 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,931 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 13 to 11 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Mineral County Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.