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Best Public Schools in Mercer County, KY

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Schools

3,199

Students

Districts

Top rankedMercer County Senior High School39^th of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Mercer County Intermediate School up 97 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Burgin Independent School 14.8 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)							KSA Reading (2025)							KSA Science (2025)			KSA Writing (2025)			KSA Social Studies (2025)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Trailblazer Academy	Public	8-12	661 Tapp Rd	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(859) 734-9329	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Burgin Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	440 E Main St	Burgin	40310	Mercer County	Burgin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 748-5282	525	35	14.8	47.6%	479 (91.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)								(n/a)	74.0	56.0	46.0	51.0	57.0	28.0	57.0	67.0	59.0	59.0	57.0	66.0	40.0	60.0	51.0	23.0	19.0	27.0		43.0	35.0	32.0	36.0	51.0	48.0	48.0	$15,613	$810	$307	$1,117	$10,716	$2,473	$13,190
Kenneth D. King Middle School	Public	6-8	937 Moberly Rd.	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Mercer County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 733-7060	581	37	15.7	61.3%	483 (83.1%)	20 (3.4%)	35 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	41.9	184^th of 320 public middle schools	42.5%		52.6	136^th of 324 public middle schools	58.0%	48				45.0	37.0	47.0					52.0	46.0	39.0			24.0			37.0			38.0			49.0		$13,924	$784	$716	$1,500	$10,361	$2,063	$12,424
Mercer County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	741 Tapp Rd	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Mercer County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 733-7040	713	47	15.1	66.2%	573 (80.4%)	18 (2.5%)	64 (9.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.0%)								(n/a)																											$12,812	$1,055	$758	$1,813	$9,133	$1,866	$10,999
Mercer County Day Treatment	Public	6-12	530 Perryville Road	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Mercer County	No	No	No	No	(859) 733-7120	11	1	11.0	72.7%	7 (63.6%)	1 (9.1%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Mercer County Senior High School	Public	9-12	1124 Moberly Rd	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Mercer County	No	No	No	No	(859) 733-7000	748	43	17.3	56.4%	617 (82.5%)	30 (4.0%)	52 (7.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.2%)	77.9	39^th of 254 public high schools	84.6%		76.8	40^th of 290 public high schools	86.2%	1							55.0							59.0			32.0			57.0			52.0			42.0	$14,169	$762	$565	$1,326	$9,687	$3,156	$12,843
Mercer County Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1101 Moberly Road	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Mercer County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 733-7080	570	37	15.4	60.0%	470 (82.5%)	14 (2.5%)	43 (7.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	49.5	340^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.4%		37.8	437^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.2%	97	42.0	43.0	40.0					61.0	49.0	53.0					38.0			37.0			40.0			37.0			$12,977	$959	$711	$1,670	$9,044	$2,263	$11,307
Mercer Central	Public	9-12	530 Perryville Road	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Mercer County	No	No	No	No	(859) 733-7120	51	4	12.7	78.4%	37 (72.5%)	1 (2.0%)	11 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	14.2	221^st of 254 public high schools	13.0%		9.2	253^rd of 290 public high schools	12.8%	32																				14.0			29.0

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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