Mercer Elementary

Mercer Elementary is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in Princeton, West Virginia, operated by Mercer County Schools, with 258 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5.

Mercer County Schools runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 8,310 students. Mercer Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Mercer Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 7% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household earnings sit near $53,210, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Mercer Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Compass Virtual Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mercer Elementary's enrollment has fell 25% since 2018, when it stood at 343 (now 258). The White share of enrollment decreased from 84% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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