📍 545 W Butler St, Mercer, Mercer County, 16137
Mercer Area SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mercer, Mercer County. The school has 334 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mercer Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mercer Area SHS enrolls 334 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.9% Two or more races and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 315 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
293 of the school's 334 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 293 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 SHS 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 SHS 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 334 students, Mercer Area SHS is close to the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant