📍 9100 SE 42nd, Mercer Island, King County, 98040
Mercer Island High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mercer Island, King County. The school has 1,524 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mercer Island School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 74.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mercer Island High School enrolls 1,524 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 74.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 24% Asian and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 864 | 57% |
| Asian | 369 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 162 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
99 of the school's 1,524 students (6.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 68 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mercer Island High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 41.
Mercer Island High School is one of 6 schools in Mercer Island School District, based in MERCER ISLAND, Washington. The district serves 3,993 students district-wide and employs 215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,524 students, Mercer Island High School is larger than the district average of about 666 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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