📍 1124 Moberly Rd, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, 40330
Mercer County Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Harrodsburg, Mercer County. The school has 731 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mercer County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mercer County Senior High School enrolls 731 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 595 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
385 of the school's 731 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 335 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mercer County Senior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-60, state senate district 22, state house district 55.
Mercer County Senior High School is one of 6 schools in Mercer County, based in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. The district serves 2,675 students district-wide and employs 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 731 students, Mercer County Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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