Pleasant Hill School

Located at 3254 N Calhoun Hwy, in Grantsville, West Virginia, Pleasant Hill School is an intimate elementary-level community that caters to 152 students (grades pre-K through 4), one of the schools within Calhoun County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 46% below typical.

Pleasant Hill School is one of 3 schools operated by Calhoun County Schools, a district that instructs 789 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pleasant Hill School reports that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Calhoun County) records that median household earnings sit near $43,980, roughly 10% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Calhoun County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 789 students), of which Pleasant Hill School is one.

Calhoun Middle/High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasant Hill School has decreased 29%, going from 214 students in 2018 to 152 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

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