Mercer County Senior High School
1124 Moberly Rd
Harrodsburg KY, 40330, Mercer County
Phone: 859-733-7160
Ranking: (148 out of 223, bottom 34%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mercer County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 38 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 81 | 47 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 635 | 672 | 694 | 735 | 741 | 723 | 718 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 10: | 223 | 35.1% | 240 | 35.7% | 222 | 32.0% | 264 | 35.9% | 289 | 39.0% | 265 | 36.7% | 251 | 35.0% |
Grade 11: | 207 | 32.6% | 209 | 31.1% | 238 | 34.3% | 245 | 33.3% | 231 | 31.2% | 239 | 33.1% | 240 | 33.4% |
Grade 12: | 204 | 32.1% | 218 | 32.4% | 228 | 32.9% | 226 | 30.7% | 221 | 29.8% | 219 | 30.3% | 227 | 31.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 348 | 54.8% | 341 | 50.7% | 347 | 50.0% | 366 | 49.8% | 360 | 48.6% | 379 | 52.4% | 389 | 54.2% |
Female: | 287 | 45.2% | 331 | 49.3% | 347 | 50.0% | 369 | 50.2% | 351 | 47.4% | 319 | 44.1% | 314 | 43.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 12 | 1.9% | 16 | 2.4% | 15 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.4% |
Black: | 25 | 3.9% | 22 | 3.3% | 21 | 3.0% | 29 | 3.9% | 37 | 5.0% | 37 | 5.1% | 32 | 4.5% |
White: | 558 | 87.9% | 594 | 88.4% | 627 | 90.3% | 666 | 90.6% | 671 | 90.6% | 658 | 91.0% | 663 | 92.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 38 | 6.0% | 36 | 5.4% | 30 | 4.3% | 24 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 229 | 36.1% | 210 | 31.3% | 217 | 31.3% | 238 | 32.4% | 235 | 31.7% | 209 | 28.9% | 170 | 23.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 7.4% | 49 | 7.3% | 61 | 8.8% | 65 | 8.8% | 65 | 8.8% | 48 | 6.6% | 60 | 8.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.54 | 17.33 | 16.68 | 16.30 | 9.16 | 15.50 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 60.3% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 49.8% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 43.9% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.0% | 30.2% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 39% | 38% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 57.6% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 28.1% | 32.9% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 42.7% | 42.1% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 51.1% | 47.1% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 51.9% | 49.8% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 62.2% | 60.0% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 38.4% | 35.9% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 62.2% | 58.0% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 32.47% | 32.47% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.1% | 43.1% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 35.59% | 35.59% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.07% | 36.07% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.76% | 36.76% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 67.73% | 67.73% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 58.8% | 58.57% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.61% | 56.61% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 61.4% | 61.19% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 57.79% | 57.79% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 35.5% | 35.5% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.71% | 48.71% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.41% | 39.41% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.33% | 33.33% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.53% | 39.53% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 35.06% | 35.06% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.36% | 38.36% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 32.2% | 32.2% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.22% | 29.22% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.71% | 40.71% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 16.5% | 16.43% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 25.44% | 25.44% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 30.84% | 30.84% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 22.61% | 22.61% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.48% | 33.48% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 31.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 65.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 33.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,215.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,338.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,654.0 |
* Mercer County Senior High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.