Princeton Senior High School

Set in Princeton, West Virginia, Princeton Senior High School is a mid-sized 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Mercer County Schools. It enrolls 925 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 45% larger than the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 640 students.

Within Mercer County Schools, which oversees 25 schools and 8,310 students, Princeton Senior High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Princeton Senior High School reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 7% multiracial, 7% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Princeton Senior High School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,210 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mercer County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,310 students), Princeton Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

Princeton Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Princeton Senior High School's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 991 (now 925). The White share of enrollment shrank from 88% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Princeton Senior High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.