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Mercer Area Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 90% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Mercer Area Senior High School is a public high school in Mercer, Pennsylvania, serving 311 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Mercer Area School District, which is ranked 122 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mercer Area Senior High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Pennsylvania, with proficiency rates on the Keystone Exams that significantly exceed state averages, particularly in Literature (80.9% vs. 62.1%) and Biology (70.4% vs. 49.3%). The school has maintained high graduation rates, ranging from 87.5% to 100% in recent years, and low dropout rates between 0.2% and 1.6%. Mercer Area Senior High School outperforms many nearby schools, such as Sharpsville Area Senior High School and Farrell Area High School/Ums, in academic metrics like Keystone Exam proficiency.

Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Mercer Area Senior High School has been able to effectively support these students, as evidenced by their strong performance on academic measures and high ranking among this subgroup. The school's consistent academic excellence, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, is a testament to its effective strategies and resources in supporting student learning and achievement.

282

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,700

Per pupil spending ?

110.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

545 W Butler St
Mercer, PA 16137-1061

(724) 662-5104

District: Mercer Area School District

Feeder schools for Mercer Area Senior High School:

Elementary:

Mercer Area Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (71% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Pennsylvania avg52%

68^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

122^nd of 606Mercer Area School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	68 of 681	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	72.8	179 of 686	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	38 of 674	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	61 of 634	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	38.1	392 of 537	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.5	249 of 693	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	330 of 673	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	83.0	77 of 663	88.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.0	195 of 677	71.2%	★★★★☆
2015	76.5	141 of 680	79.3%	★★★★☆
2014	68.3	176 of 580	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.0	134 of 591	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	129 of 664	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.6	228 of 660	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	219 of 649	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.6	173 of 632	72.6%	★★★★☆
2008	67.6	200 of 621	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.0	315 of 615	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.6	300 of 604	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.1	156 of 593	73.7%	★★★★☆
2004	70.7	175 of 590	70.3%	★★★★☆
2003	56.9	288 of 583	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	81.3	70 of 513	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	16 of 657	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	61.0	283 of 665	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	31 of 651	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	61.4	246 of 664	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	93.3	22 of 652	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	183 of 660	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	100 of 662	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	95 of 583	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	166 of 595	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	40 of 577	93.1%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2024)86th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature81%+19 vs state

Biology70%+21 vs state

Algebra I63%+19 vs state

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Schools Near Mercer Area Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mercer Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	545 W Butler St	Mercer	16137	Mercer County	Mercer Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 662-5104	282	21	13.2	110.3%	268 (95.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	86.4	68^th of 681 public high schools	90.0%		72.8	179^th of 686 public high schools	73.9%	111	62.9	70.4	80.9									$16,700	$957	$15,743
Mercer County Career Center	Public	9-12	776 Greenville Road	Mercer	16137	Mercer County	Mercer County Career Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 662-3000	8	19	.4		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Wilmington Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	350 Wood St	New Wilmington	16142	Lawrence County	Wilmington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 656-8866	444	36	12.1	25.7%	423 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	63.2	265^th of 681 public high schools	61.1%		73	175^th of 686 public high schools	74.5%	90	50.0	52.8	65.3		21.4	25.6	23.7		37.1	45.5	41.5	$28,820	$6,663	$22,156
Grove City Area High School	Public	9-12	511 Highland Ave	Grove City	16127	Mercer County	Grove City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 458-5456	649	45	14.3	43.5%	570 (87.8%)	29 (4.5%)	20 (3.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	69.2	224^th of 681 public high schools	67.1%		64.8	250^th of 686 public high schools	63.6%	26	46.7	60.3	71.0									$21,742	$940	$20,802
Hickory High School	Public	8-12	640 N. Hermitage Road	Hermitage	16148	Mercer County	Hermitage School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 981-8750	768	64	12.0	45.3%	632 (82.3%)	66 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	51 (6.6%)	78.8	132^nd of 681 public high schools	80.6%		84.9	80^th of 686 public high schools	88.3%	52	61.3	64.7	71.0			51.9	51.9			70.0	70.0	$16,685	$978	$15,707
West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3591 Sharon Rd	West Middlesex	16159	Mercer County	West Middlesex Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 634-3030	332	30	11.0	53.9%	309 (93.1%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	59.5	299^th of 681 public high schools	56.1%		54.7	345^th of 686 public high schools	49.7%	46	40.0	50.0	72.2		43.5	17.0	29.3		50.0	59.3	55.0	$20,984	$556	$20,427
Reynolds Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	531 Reynolds Rd	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Reynolds School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 646-5701	426	36	11.8	94.8%	391 (91.8%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	59.3	301^st of 681 public high schools	55.8%		37.3	475^th of 686 public high schools	30.8%	174	42.9	58.7	60.7		26.7	30.7	28.5		44.6	62.2	52.9	$22,534	$907	$21,627
Lakeview Middle-High School	Public	6-12	2482 Mercer St	Stoneboro	16153	Mercer County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 376-7911	452	49	9.1	52.9%	439 (97.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	54.8	339^th of 681 public high schools	50.2%		58.8	310^th of 686 public high schools	54.8%	29	49.2	52.5	54.1	39.1	43.9	14.6	34.2	60.9	63.6	49.0	58.6	$20,976	$1,661	$19,314
Sharpsville Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	301 Blue Devil Way	Sharpsville	16150	Mercer County	Sharpsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 962-7861	326	19	16.7	48.2%	296 (90.8%)	7 (2.1%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	54.5	343^rd of 681 public high schools	49.6%		56.6	327^th of 686 public high schools	52.3%	16	40.0	50.1	64.0									$18,355	$1,157	$17,198
Neshannock Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3834 Mitchell Rd	New Castle	16105	Lawrence County	Neshannock Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-5513	545	33	16.6	28.3%	505 (92.7%)	6 (1.1%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.3%)	92.4	32^nd of 681 public high schools	95.3%		92.3	38^th of 686 public high schools	94.5%	6	80.0	69.5	88.6		48.5	39.4	44.1		55.7	73.0	63.9	$23,540	$117	$23,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Mercer Area Senior High School

What schools feed into Mercer Area Senior High School?

Mercer Area Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mercer Area Elementary School

Is Mercer Area Senior High School a good school?

Yes. Mercer Area Senior High School ranks in the top 10.0% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mercer Area Senior High School?

Students at Mercer Area Senior High School are 95% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Mercer Area Senior High School in?

Mercer Area School District

How many students attend Mercer Area Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Mercer Area Senior High School.

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