Melrose Elementary School

Melrose Elementary School is a K-5 school of compact scale in Princeton, West Virginia, one of the schools within Mercer County Schools, serveing 239 students in grades K through 5.

Melrose Elementary School is one of 25 schools operated by Mercer County Schools, a district that serves 8,310 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Melrose Elementary School lists that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 9% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Mercer County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Melrose Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Melrose Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Mercer County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,210, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Mercer County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,310 students), of which Melrose Elementary School is one.

Silver Springs Early Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Melrose Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Melrose Elementary School has decreased 13%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 239 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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