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Mercer Central

Public Grades 9-12

221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 13% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Mercer Central is a public virtual high school located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 46 students. The school is part of the Mercer County School District, which is ranked 89 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mercer Central consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Kentucky high schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14% of Mercer Central's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in KSA/Writing, compared to 53% in the Mercer County district and 45% statewide. The school's performance on ACT assessments is also notably lower than the district and state averages. Mercer Central has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.3% to 67.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

In comparison, nearby schools such as West Jessamine High School and Boyle County High School significantly outperform Mercer Central academically, ranking in the top 59-156 high schools in Kentucky. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the school's high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds may be contributing factors to Mercer Central's low academic performance, which will require targeted interventions and support to address.

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

530 Perryville Road
Harrodsburg, KY 40330

(859) 733-7120

District: Mercer County

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

Hispanic:

21.6%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (92%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (67% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg51%

Kentucky avg42%

221^st of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Mercer County

89^th of 157Mercer County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	221 of 254	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	253 of 290	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	246 of 276	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	256 of 271	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	229 of 267	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	234 of 285	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	5.3	263 of 295	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.4	275 of 290	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	275 of 291	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	6.7	243 of 261	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	9.7	251 of 274	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	237 of 272	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	264 of 266	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	218 of 254	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	2.6	255 of 257	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	222 of 251	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	258 of 273	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	253 of 264	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	250 of 260	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	194 of 203	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	204 of 219	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)8th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)7th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2022)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies29%-9 vs state

Writing14%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Mercer Central

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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 10th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th 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
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 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
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)
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
Boyle County High School	Public	9-12	1637 Perryville Rd	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	No	(859) 236-5047	869	51	17.1	45.2%	762 (87.7%)	27 (3.1%)	34 (3.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	89.2	12^th of 254 public high schools	95.3%		94.1	8^th of 290 public high schools	97.2%	4	58.0		62.0	35.0	65.0	58.0		55.0	$10,819	$219	$136	$355	$10,719	$2,870	$10,466
Boyle County Day Treatment	Public, Virtual	6-12	1637 Perryville Road	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 236-6634	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Anchor Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	115 E. Lexington Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 238-1300	34	4	8.5	64.7%	24 (70.6%)	3 (8.8%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)								(n/a)
Danville High School	Public	9-12	203 E. Lexington Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 936-8503	492	33	14.9	59.8%	258 (52.4%)	83 (16.9%)	79 (16.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (14.0%)	43.2	156^th of 254 public high schools	38.6%		44	155^th of 290 public high schools	46.6%	1	41.0		50.0		41.0	33.0		32.0	$18,707	$757	$965	$1,722	$13,025	$4,091	$17,118
The Providence School	Public	6-12	210 S. Lexington Ave	Wilmore	40390	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 887-4600	130	25	5.2	84.6%	88 (67.7%)	10 (7.7%)	14 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	16 (12.3%)								(n/a)		10.0					10.0	8.0
West Jessamine High School	Public	9-12	2101 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	No	(859) 887-2421	1,272	71	17.9	45.3%	1,021 (80.3%)	69 (5.4%)	116 (9.1%)	15 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.4%)	66.6	59^th of 254 public high schools	76.8%		69.3	71^st of 290 public high schools	75.5%	12	47.0		53.0	26.0	54.0	44.0		44.0	$20,526	$572	$397	$969	$16,887	$3,380	$20,220

Frequently Asked Questions about Mercer Central

What district is Mercer Central in?

Mercer County

What is the racial makeup of Mercer Central?

Students at Mercer Central are 73% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Mercer Central?

In the 2024-25 school year, 51 students attended Mercer Central.

Is Mercer Central a good school?

Mercer Central ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Kentucky high schools.

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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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