Mercer School

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Mercer, Wisconsin

Mercer School in Mercer, Wisconsin enrolled 92 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 5.8 students per teacher against the Wisconsin median of 21.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 8-58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Wisconsin: 90.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

121 students in 2022-23, 105 students in 2023-24, 92 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Mercer School by school year2022-23: 121, 2023-24: 105, 2024-25: 920501001502022-231212023-241052024-2592
Students enrolled at Mercer School by school year2022-23: 121, 2023-24: 105, 2024-25: 920501001502022-231212023-241052024-2592
Students enrolled at Mercer School by school year2022-23: 121, 2023-24: 105, 2024-25: 920501001502022-231212023-241052024-2592
Students enrolled at Mercer School by school year2022-23: 121, 2023-24: 105, 2024-25: 920501001502022-231212023-241052024-2592
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2312118.06.7
2023-2410515.07.0
2024-259216.05.8

5.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 Wisconsin schools of this kind

Among the 121 Wisconsin schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; Mercer School 5.8; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherMercer School 5.8state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; Mercer School 5.8; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherMercer School 5.8state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; Mercer School 5.8; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherMercer School 5.8state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; Mercer School 5.8; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherMercer School 5.8state median 21.6U.S. 13.8

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).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 105 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mercer School enrolled 105 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 105 of the 105 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent19.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.1% of students were White, 5.4% Hispanic, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White89.1%
  2. Hispanic5.4%
  3. Two or more races4.3%
  4. American Indian1.1%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Mercer School scored proficient or above: 8-58% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-228‑58%8‑58%38%
Math, 2022-2330‑39%8‑58% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 9 students in Mercer School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtWisconsin
Four-year graduation rate50% or more50% or more90.5%
Students in the class9965,638

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Mercer School

  1. How much Mercer School District spends per student$23,813 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,813
  2. The largest public schools in WisconsinMercer School is the number 88 by size of 142 Wisconsin schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#88 of 142
  3. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher5.8 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 21.6 for schools of this kind.5.8:1
  4. 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 School

  1. How many students attend Mercer School?
    92 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 121 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Mercer, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mercer School?
    5.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for schools of this kind is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Mercer School a Title I school?
    Mercer School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Mercer School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mercer School scored proficient or above: 8-58% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Mercer School?
    50% or more of the 9 students in Mercer School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Mercer School in?
    Mercer School District, NCES district ID 5509150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550915001092 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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