Mountaineer Middle School

Set in Morgantown, West Virginia, Mountaineer Middle School is a medium-sized middle school, overseen by Monongalia County Schools. It hosts 640 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 429 students per school, that is 49% bigger than typical.

Within Monongalia County Schools, which oversees 18 schools and 11,193 students, Mountaineer Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Mountaineer Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder reads as 8% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Monongalia County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Mountaineer Middle School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Mountaineer Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Monongalia County indicate median household income runs about $65,346, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Monongalia County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,438 students), Mountaineer Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Eastwood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mountaineer Middle School has showed little movement, going from 633 students in 2018 to 640 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 90% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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