School district · Pennsylvania

Mercer Area SD

Mercer Area SD in Pennsylvania: 3 public schools with 985 students and 13.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,695 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
985
Students per teacher
13.0
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,695
PA $21.5K · 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)
76.0
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
328
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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
$13.1K15
$13.7K16
$13.9K17
$14.4K18
$15.2K19
$15.2K20
$17.7K21
$17.2K22
$17.1K23
$17.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.3% · $890K
State
54% · $11.2M
Local
42% · $8.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,540
Support services
$5,333
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$534K
Long-term debt
$13.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Mercer Area El SchFree meals for all
K–656712.6
Mercer Area MSFree meals for all
7–813613.9
Mercer Area SHSFree meals for all
9–1228213.3

Sources

Address
545 W Butler St, Mercer, PA 16137
Phone
(724)662-5100
Website