📍 545 W Butler Street, Mercer, Mercer County, 16137
Mercer Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mercer, Mercer County. The school has 140 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mercer Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mercer Area MS enrolls 140 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 10.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.9% Two or more races and 1.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 134 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
140 of the school's 140 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 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 Area MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 8.
Mercer Area MS is one of 3 schools in Mercer Area SD, based in Mercer, Pennsylvania. The district serves 995 students district-wide and employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 140 students, Mercer Area MS is smaller than the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant