Mercer County Senior High School serves 808 learners in grades 9-12.

Mercer County Senior High School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Kentucky for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 30-34% (which is lower than the Kentucky state average of 47%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 45-49% (which is lower than the Kentucky state average of 56%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Kentucky state average of 16:1.

Minority enrollment is 15% of the learner body (majority African-American and Latino), which is lower than the Kentucky state average of 23% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Mercer County Senior High School’s learner population of 808 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 48 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Mercer County Senior High School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 1,246 schools in Kentucky (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Mercer County Senior High School is 0.27, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.40. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Mercer County Senior High School is Mercer Central (0.5 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Kenneth D. King Middle School (0.1 miles away)