Mercer Area Shs High School
545 West Butler St Mercer PA, 16137, Mercer County Phone: 724-662-5104 Ranking:  (235 out of 626, top 38%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Mercer Area School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 414 | 445 | 472 | 458 | 463 | 470 | 438 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 99 | 23.9% | 86 | 19.3% | 118 | 25.0% | 116 | 25.3% | 125 | 27.0% | 125 | 26.6% | 116 | 26.5% |
| Grade 10: | 80 | 19.3% | 117 | 26.3% | 120 | 25.4% | 121 | 26.4% | 125 | 27.0% | 120 | 25.5% | 111 | 25.3% |
| Grade 11: | 115 | 27.8% | 129 | 29.0% | 115 | 24.4% | 118 | 25.8% | 106 | 22.9% | 113 | 24.0% | 111 | 25.3% |
| Grade 12: | 120 | 29.0% | 113 | 25.4% | 119 | 25.2% | 103 | 22.5% | 107 | 23.1% | 112 | 23.8% | 100 | 22.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 206 | 49.8% | 227 | 51.0% | 242 | 51.3% | 239 | 52.2% | 230 | 49.7% | 233 | 49.6% | 222 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 208 | 50.2% | 218 | 49.0% | 230 | 48.7% | 219 | 47.8% | 225 | 48.6% | 229 | 48.7% | 212 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.8% | 16 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.1% | 9 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.8% |
| White: | 399 | 96.4% | 427 | 96.0% | 443 | 93.9% | 429 | 93.7% | 442 | 95.5% | 444 | 94.5% | 417 | 95.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 97 | 23.4% | 94 | 21.1% | 105 | 22.2% | 107 | 23.4% | 108 | 23.3% | 132 | 28.1% | 128 | 29.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.1% | 27 | 6.1% | 27 | 5.7% | 26 | 5.7% | 34 | 7.3% | 45 | 9.6% | 42 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.16 | 18.94 | 19.00 | 17.90 | 17.88 | 19.50 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.8% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.2% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 45.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 56.8% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 67.3% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 38.9% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 42.5% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.2% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 46.8% | 57.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.1% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.2% | 68.9% |
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* Mercer Area Shs High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.