📍 535 W. Cumberland Road, Bluefield, Mercer County, 24701
Bluefield High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bluefield, Mercer County. The school has 608 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mercer County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 3 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bluefield High School enrolls 608 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 25% Black or African American and 7.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 403 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 150 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Bluefield High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-10, state senate district 6, state house district 27.
Bluefield High School is one of 25 schools in Mercer County Schools, based in PRINCETON, West Virginia. The district serves 8,310 students district-wide and employs 626 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 608 students, Bluefield High School is larger than the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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