School district · Kentucky

Mercer County

Mercer County in Kentucky: 6 public schools with 2,674 students and 15.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,217 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,674
Students per teacher
15.8
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,217
KY $14.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
169
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
382
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.5K15
$9.7K16
$9.7K17
$11.0K18
$11.0K19
$11.2K20
$11.5K21
$12.6K22
$13.6K23
$13.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
17% · $7.4M
State
49% · $21.7M
Local
34% · $14.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,992
Support services
$4,255
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.1M
Long-term debt
$25.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Mercer County Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–271315.2
Mercer County Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all
3–557015.4
Kenneth D. King Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–858115.7
Mercer CentralAlternativeFree meals for all
9–125112.8
Mercer County Day TreatmentAlternativeFree meals for all
6–121111.0
Mercer County Senior High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1274817.4

Sources

Address
530 Perryville Rd, Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Phone
(859)733-7000
Website