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Pikeview High School

3566 Eads Mill Rd, Princeton, WV 24739 · (304) 384-7586 · Mercer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
629
High
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 640
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 920733%
Grade 1014323%
Grade 1113822%
Grade 1214122%
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 23% · US 70%
White
59995%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 87% · US 43%
Hispanic
102%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 4% · US 15%
Two+
142%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
31650%
Female
31350%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
37.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
22.0%
WV avg 27.8%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.

Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Pikeview High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn West Virginia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
22.0%#48 of 107
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.0%#86 of 108
Enrollment
ranked largest first
629#49 of 118
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.1:1#97 of 104
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
9.2%#52 of 104
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.9%#54 of 80
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
629
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 19.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256293319.1:1N/A
2023-246103318.5:1N/A
2022-236303418.5:1N/A
2020-216353319.2:142% (266)
2017-186833221.3:152% (352)
2015-166933519.8:132% (222)
2010-117083918.1:151% (364)
2000-016884615.0:139% (266)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pikeview High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (683 to 629); teachers up 3% (32 to 33).

About Pikeview High School

Among the schools in Princeton, West Virginia, is Pikeview High School, a mid-sized high school. It enrolls 629 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12.

Pikeview High School falls under Mercer County Schools, which has 25 schools enrolling 8,310 students.

The share of White students at Pikeview High School is 95%. Enrollment also includes 2% multiracial. The diversity index for Pikeview High School is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Classroom staffing at Pikeview High School totals 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for high schools in West Virginia, this school's ratio is higher.

The school is in Mercer County, where median household income comes to about $53,210, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Mercer County's 27 public schools enroll about 8,310 students and include Pikeview High School.

A public school about 0.1 miles away, Pikeview Middle School, is the closest to Pikeview High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Pikeview High School is Rural: Fringe.

Pikeview High School had 635 students in 2020-21 and 629 in 2024-25, nearly the same.

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Mercer County at a glance

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Population
58,563
Census ACS
Median income
$53,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
8,310 students

Quick facts

School name
Pikeview High School
District
Mercer County Schools
Address
3566 Eads Mill Rd, Princeton, WV 24739
Phone
(304) 384-7586
County
Mercer County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
629
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
19.1:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
540084000741
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Mercer County Schools
Other schools in Princeton
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Frequently asked questions

About Pikeview High School
How many students attend Pikeview High School?
Pikeview High School enrolls approximately 629 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pikeview High School serve?
Pikeview High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pikeview High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pikeview High School is approximately 19.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pikeview High School?
Pikeview High School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Pikeview High School public or private?
Pikeview High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mercer County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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