Mercer County Schools
Mercer County Schools is a public school district based in Princeton, West Virginia, serving 8,310 students in 26 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 49 West Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 320 students each, about the same as the West Virginia median of 328. It spends about $12,812 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Mercer County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mercer County | West Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,812 | $12,812 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,671 | $7,433 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $117.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $120.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 610 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,233 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.2 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 308 | 312 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The West Virginia median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in West Virginia
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County SchoolsClarksburg | 9,358 | 25 | $13,487 | 12.4 | #7 |
| Putnam County SchoolsWinfield | 8,518 | 23 | $12,241 | 13.2 | #8 |
| Jefferson County SchoolsCharles Town | 8,386 | 16 | $12,948 | 14.9 | #9 |
| Mercer County SchoolsPrinceton · this district | 8,310 | 26 | $12,812 | 13.6 | #10 |
| Marion County SchoolsFairmont | 7,112 | 21 | $13,081 | 13.6 | #11 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessamine CountyNicholasville, KY | 8,331 | $11,531 | 14.3 |
| Lenoir County Public SchoolsKinston, NC | 8,331 | $10,366 | 15.5 |
| TauntonTaunton, MA | 8,311 | $16,314 | 15.0 |
| Gahanna-Jefferson CityGahanna, OH | 8,290 | $12,367 | 21.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-wv-mercer-county-schools