Summary:
The city of Harrodsburg, Kentucky is home to 6 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools. The schools in this area serve a diverse student population and vary in their academic performance and other key metrics.
Among the standout schools in Harrodsburg is Mercer County Senior High School, which consistently ranks among the top high schools in Kentucky with a 4-star rating. This school has strong academic performance, with high proficiency rates in subjects like mathematics, reading, and writing, as well as a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 93.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.1%. In contrast, Mercer Central, a virtual high school, has the lowest performance among the schools in the data set, ranking in the bottom quarter of Kentucky high schools and having significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the state and county averages.
The schools in Harrodsburg also exhibit a wide range of other key metrics, such as chronic absenteeism rates, free/reduced lunch rates, spending per student, and student-teacher ratios. While Kenneth D. King Middle School and Mercer County Senior High School have relatively low dropout rates, all schools in the data set have high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.0% to 25.0%. The schools also vary in their socioeconomic factors, with Mercer Central and Mercer County Day Treatment having the highest free/reduced lunch rates, which may contribute to their lower academic performance.
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