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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCER COUNTY·NCES 210411002168

Mercer County Senior High School

1124 Moberly Rd, Harrodsburg, KY 40330 · (859) 733-7000 · Mercer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Kentucky public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools

Enrollment
748
High
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
422 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 920728%
Grade 1019326%
Grade 1119025%
Grade 1215421%
Ungraded41%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
61782%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
527%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
304%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
395%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
39052%
Female
35848%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
59.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
55.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.

Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Mercer County Senior High School

Mercer County Senior High School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mercer County Senior High School this school74856.4%49.5%
Garrard County High School
Lancaster
79257.3%37.3%
LaRue County High School
Hodgenville
75457.0%40.3%
Hopkins County Central High School
Madisonville
86156.6%21.8%
Paul G. Blazer High School
Ashland
82154.1%46.7%
Allen County-Scottsville High School
Scottsville
90655.2%37.5%
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Mercer County Senior High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.5%#25 of 211
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.0%#32 of 211
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
59.0%#29 of 211
Enrollment
ranked largest first
748#119 of 304
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.4:1#134 of 217
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.0%#99 of 217
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
56.4%#121 of 230
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.4%#74 of 139
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
748
0 (0%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257484317.4:156% (422)
2023-247534118.4:156% (420)
2022-237314615.9:153% (385)
2020-217484715.9:149% (368)
2017-1880847.517.0:146% (372)
2015-168394717.9:145% (374)
2010-117354516.3:141% (303)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mercer County Senior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (808 to 748); teachers down 9% (47.5 to 43).

About Mercer County Senior High School

Mercer County Senior High School is a high school with a street address in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. The latest federal count shows 748 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kentucky is about 558 students, so this school is 34% bigger than average.

District-wide, Mercer County has 6 schools and 2,674 students.

At Mercer County Senior High School, White students make up 82% of the student body. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Mercer County Senior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 31%.

The school reported 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.4:1. For comparison, high schools in Kentucky average 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%.

Mercer County Senior High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Kentucky public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Mercer County Senior High School is +5.4 points: 49.5% actual, 44.1% predicted.

Mercer County Senior High School is located in Mercer County, where median household income is about $64,824, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 8 public schools in Mercer County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,199.

Of nearby public schools, Mercer County Intermediate School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 51.8%, higher than Mercer County Senior High School's 49.5%.

Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment went from 748 in 2020-21 to 748 in 2024-25, a change of zero students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 17.4:1 in 2024-25.

Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Mercer County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
23,028
Census ACS
Median income
$64,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,199 students

Quick facts

School name
Mercer County Senior High School
District
Mercer County
Address
1124 Moberly Rd, Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Phone
(859) 733-7000
County
Mercer County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
748
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
17.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
422 (56%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
210411002168
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mercer County Senior High School
What is the total enrollment at Mercer County Senior High School?
Mercer County Senior High School enrolls approximately 748 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mercer County Senior High School serve?
Mercer County Senior High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Mercer County Senior High School have?
Mercer County Senior High School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Mercer County Senior High School?
Student demographics at Mercer County Senior High School are roughly 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mercer County Senior High School in?
Mercer County Senior High School is part of Mercer County.
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