Mercer Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Mercer

District Profile

545 W Butler St

Mercer, PA 16137-1061

Phone 724-662-5100

Fax 724-662-5109

Includes the municipalities of Coolspring Township, East Lackawannock Township, Findley Township, Jefferson Township, Mercer Borough.

Square Miles

88.30

Students Enrolled

1,104

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Mercer Area El Sch (K-6)
  • Mercer Area MS (7-8)
  • Mercer Area SHS (9-12)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

1,104

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
1.20%
Black
0.10%
Latino
0.70%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
2.80%
White
95.10%

Gender

Male
53.10%
Female
46.90%

Other Statistics

Special Education
24.93%
English Learner
<0.01%

Financials

Median Household Income

$53,371.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $7,804,403.45 44.15%
State Revenues $9,531,945.04 53.93%
Federal $6,868.81 0.03%
Other $330,302.38 1.86%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$5,261,328.43
Property Values Within District
$131,800.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

96.40%

Rigorous Courses

10
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

62.04%
College/University
4.63%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 64.47% 63.16% N/A
Grade 4 73.75% 71.25% 95.00%
Grade 5 65.17% 46.07% N/A
Grade 6 77.22% 64.56% N/A
Grade 7 71.83% 46.48% N/A
Grade 8 54.80% 10.96% 43.84%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 71.23% 67.12% 73.61%

Staff

76

Teachers

6

Administrators

18

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Ronald Rowe

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
David Lengel
Board President
23 2017-2021
Shane Nugent
Board Vice President
11 2019-2023
Arthur Amos
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Jeanne Bacon
11 2017-2021
Rodney Bobby
5 2019-2023
Matthew Hazi
1 2019-2023
Randall Hetrick
9 2017-2021
Jacob Priester
4 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Steve VanWoert
6 2017-2021

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.