NORTH MERCER ELEM.

NORTH MERCER ELEM. is one of the minimally staffed elementary schools in MERCER, Missouri, overseen by NORTH MERCER CO. R-III, with 84 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so NORTH MERCER ELEM. sits 73% leaner than that benchmark.

NORTH MERCER CO. R-III comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 142 students; NORTH MERCER ELEM. is among them.

Demographically, NORTH MERCER ELEM. lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest is composed of 5% multiracial. Compared to Mercer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting NORTH MERCER ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Mercer County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, NORTH MERCER ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 38.0%, a residual of -11.9 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household income runs about $62,679, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Mercer County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 468 students), NORTH MERCER ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MERCER HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH MERCER ELEM. at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. NORTH MERCER ELEM.'s enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 90 (now 84).

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.