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Mercer, PA
Public School Ratings




Mercer Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Mercer Area Sd School District details

Mercer Area Sd School District
545 W Butler St
Mercer, PA 16137

1,063 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Mercer Area Sd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.5% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
46%
64%
55%
47%
38%
56%
46%
64%
55%
47%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Mercer Area Elementary School
301 Lamor Rd
Mercer, PA, 16137
KG-06
Mercer Area Middle School
545 W Butler Street
Mercer, PA, 16137
07-08
Mercer Area High School
545 W Butler St
Mercer, PA, 16137
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.7% 64.5%
Black 0.6% 15.4%
Hispanic 1.1% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 96.1% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 96.1% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,010 $9,578,000 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $607 $645,000 3.4%
Staff $867 $922,000 4.9%
General Administration $730 $776,000 4.1%
School Administration $861 $915,000 4.9%
Operation $1,188 $1,263,000 6.7%
Transportation $883 $939,000 5.0%
Other $183 $195,000 1.0%
Total Support $5,320 $5,655,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,295 $3,503,000 18.7%
Total Expenditures $17,626 $18,736,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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