Mercer Area SD

Located at 545 W Butler St in Mercer, Pennsylvania, the Mercer Area School District is an open, traditional public school district serving a distant rural community within the Hermitage metropolitan region. Serving as a non-charter district, it manages three operational schools that offer comprehensive education from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Drawing from the 2024–2025 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) dataset, the district serves a total student population of 995 pupils, balanced almost evenly between 498 male and 497 female students. The student body reflects a demographic composition of 925 White students, 45 students of two or more races, 13 Black students, 7 Hispanic students, and 5 Asian students.

To deliver instruction and maintain district operations across its grade levels, the district maintains a full-time equivalent (FTE) staffing structure consisting of 152.0 teachers and 74.0 support staff members, totaling 226.0 FTE personnel, with no instructional aides reported. Student enrollment remains consistent across the grade levels, spanning 60 kindergarten students, 615 elementary and middle-grade students (grades 1 through 8), and 287 high school students (grades 9 through 12). For additional administrative details, researchers, prospective families, and community members can reach the district by phone at (724) 662-5100 or visit their official website at http://www.mercer.k12.pa.us.