Pleasants County Middle School

Pleasants County Middle School is a middle school of intimate scale in Belmont, West Virginia, operated by Pleasants County Schools, educateing 269 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 429 students each, so Pleasants County Middle School sits 37% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Pleasants County Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 1,045 students, Pleasants County Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pleasants County Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%); the rest consists of 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Pleasants County Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Pleasants County indicate median household income runs about $60,932, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Pleasants County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,045 students), of which Pleasants County Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Belmont Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Pleasants County Middle School's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 336 (now 269). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Pleasants County Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.