📍 301 Lamor Rd, Mercer, Mercer County, 16137
Mercer Area El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mercer, Mercer County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mercer Area SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mercer Area El Sch enrolls 582 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5% Two or more races and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 538 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
582 of the school's 582 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 582 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 El Sch 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 17.
Mercer Area El Sch 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 582 students, Mercer Area El Sch is larger than the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant