Mercer County Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Mercer County Elementary School in Harrodsburg, Kentucky enrolled 713 students in 2024-25 with 47.0 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Kentucky elementary-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
730 students in 2022-23, 728 students in 2023-24, 713 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.0 to 47.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 730 | 48.0 | 15.2 |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 50.0 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 713 | 47.0 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 of every 100 Kentucky elementary schools
Among the 711 Kentucky elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 700 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mercer County Elementary School enrolled 700 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 700 of the 700 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent17.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.4% of students were White, 9.0% Hispanic, 7.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White80.4%
- Hispanic9.0%
- Two or more races7.0%
- Black2.5%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Harrodsburg
2 public elementary schools in Harrodsburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Mercer County Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County Elementary School | 713 | 15.2 | 60.3% |
| Mercer County Intermediate School | 570 | 15.4 | 55.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mercer County Elementary School
- Mercer County Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 570 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Wilmore Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 473 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Mercer County Elementary School with Mercer County Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mercer County Schools spends per student$13,648 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,648
- The largest public schools in KentuckyMercer County Elementary School is the number 39 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#39 of 717
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.15.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mercer County Elementary School
How many students attend Mercer County Elementary School?
713 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 730 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Harrodsburg, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mercer County Elementary School?
15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mercer County Elementary School a Title I school?
Mercer County Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Mercer County Elementary School in?
Mercer County Schools, NCES district ID 2104110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210411001042 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.