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Mercer County Schools
A public school district in Princeton, West Virginia, with 26 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 8,310
- Students enrolled
- 610.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,233.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,583
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 8,310 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,110th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 10th of 62 in West Virginia. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,583 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 31% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Mercer County Schools spent $14,226 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,696 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $14,226 | $121.5 million | 8,540 |
| FY2023 | $13,583 | $118.0 million | 8,686 |
| FY2022 | $12,553 | $108.5 million | 8,642 |
| FY2021 | $12,812 | $108.5 million | 8,465 |
| FY2020 | $11,597 | $101.9 million | 8,785 |
| FY2019 | $11,221 | $101.0 million | 9,004 |
| FY2018 | $10,683 | $96.7 million | 9,051 |
| FY2017 | $10,768 | $99.2 million | 9,216 |
| FY2016 | $10,920 | $102.3 million | 9,366 |
| FY2015 | $10,912 | $103.2 million | 9,461 |
| FY2014 | $10,585 | $101.5 million | 9,585 |
| FY2013 | $10,713 | $103.6 million | 9,673 |
| FY2012 | $10,842 | $104.7 million | 9,657 |
| FY2011 | $11,459 | $110.1 million | 9,611 |
| FY2010 | $11,305 | $108.0 million | 9,552 |
| FY2009 | $10,182 | $97.1 million | 9,538 |
| FY2008 | $9,754 | $92.5 million | 9,484 |
| FY2007 | $9,322 | $87.6 million | 9,402 |
| FY2006 | $9,071 | $84.4 million | 9,306 |
| FY2005 | $8,696 | $81.2 million | 9,336 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $38.6 million | 27.2% |
| State | $69.1 million | 48.6% |
| Local | $34.4 million | 24.2% |
| Total | $142.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
26 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5400840
Elsewhere
- Public schools in West Virginia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in West Virginia — A to Z, each with its page.
- West Virginia on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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