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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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

1,025 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 85.3% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
59%
47%
69%
56%
49%
39%
    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) 97.0% 65.3%
Black 1.0% 15.4%
Hispanic 1.4% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.2% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 43.6% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 1.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,769 $9,102,222 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $671 $696,498 3.9%
Staff $398 $413,124 2.3%
General Administration $815 $845,970 4.7%
School Administration $850 $882,300 4.9%
Operation $1,170 $1,214,460 6.7%
Transportation $910 $944,580 5.2%
Other $216 $224,208 1.2%
Total Support $5,029 $5,220,102 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,594 $3,730,572 20.7%
Total Expenditures $17,392 $18,052,896 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

School Districts serving Mercer, PA

West Middlesex Area Sd School District West Middlesex, PA Schools