Sharon MS

Set in Sharon, Pennsylvania, Sharon MS is a tight-knit 6-8 campus, one of the schools within Sharon City SD. It enrolls 254 students across grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.

Sharon MS is one of 5 schools operated by Sharon City SD, a district that caters to 1,838 students overall.

On demographics, Sharon MS records that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Black, 15% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 113% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Mercer County's rate of about 71%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,976 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Mercer County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,815 students), Sharon MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sharon HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Sharon MS operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 303 students in 2018 compared to 254 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 67% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

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