📍 530 Perryville Road, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, 40330
Mercer Central is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Harrodsburg, Mercer County. The school has 45 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mercer County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 2.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mercer Central enrolls 45 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 2.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 37 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 4.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
35 of the school's 45 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 35 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Central is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. 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 Central 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 45 students, Mercer Central is smaller than the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant