The Golden Rule Montessori School, Bluefield WV: PreK-10

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-10
Students (K-12): 18
Students per teacher: 7.8
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
From Princeton center: 10.6 miles

All school facts and where they come from

Can you use Hope here?

✓ On the official West Virginia Hope Scholarship list

State list: Includes this school
Applying: Opened March 2, 2026. June 15 was the deadline for the full amount. Late applications run to February 28, 2027 at reduced amounts: 50% of the award until November 30, then 25% from December 1.

Source: the official list, dated August 10, 2026.

What you would pay here

Net cost: Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website

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School facts

Teachers: 3
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Montessori
Boys and girls: 44% boys, 56% girls
Setting: Town

School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.

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Students and school year

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: Grade 5 (3)
Smallest grade: 3 grades (1 each)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year: 198
Length of the school day: 6 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,190
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against West Virginia: 18 days longer than the 180-day median of 97 schools we list
School day, against West Virginia: 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (97 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students per teacher: 7.8 here; median 7.8 at 38 WV combined schools

Student body, 2023-24

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.

The Golden Rule Montessori School tuition, and what Hope pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

WV

West Virginia Hope Scholarship Education savings account

Award: $5,435.62 expected for 2026-27
How it varies: Apply late and you get less in your first year: 75% of the award for applications June 16 to September 15, 2026, 50% for September 16 to November 30, and 25% for December 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027 (Hope Scholarship home page, read October 8, 2026).

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at The Golden Rule Montessori School?

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Miles
Little Learners Montessori ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey	10
Princeton Church of God ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey	11
Maranatha Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey	11
Summit Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey	13
Pisgah Microschool ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey	14

On the program’s official list Other private schools

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Next Hope date: February 28, 2027 (Last day for late 2026-27 applications (reduced amount)).

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