Mercer Area SD
A public school district in Mercer, Pennsylvania, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 995
- Students enrolled
- 76
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 113
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,777
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 995 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,480th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 424th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 57% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,777 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 51% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Mercer Area SD spent $15,777 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,817 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,777 | $16.8 million | 1,063 |
| FY2022 | $15,905 | $16.3 million | 1,025 |
| FY2021 | $16,272 | $16.0 million | 981 |
| FY2020 | $14,265 | $14.8 million | 1,041 |
| FY2019 | $14,238 | $15.0 million | 1,051 |
| FY2018 | $13,719 | $15.1 million | 1,104 |
| FY2017 | $13,267 | $14.8 million | 1,118 |
| FY2016 | $13,142 | $14.8 million | 1,126 |
| FY2015 | $12,751 | $15.2 million | 1,191 |
| FY2014 | $11,081 | $13.8 million | 1,241 |
| FY2013 | $10,666 | $13.8 million | 1,292 |
| FY2012 | $10,076 | $13.1 million | 1,303 |
| FY2011 | $10,223 | $13.4 million | 1,314 |
| FY2010 | $10,054 | $13.7 million | 1,360 |
| FY2009 | $9,531 | $13.0 million | 1,368 |
| FY2008 | $9,475 | $13.1 million | 1,385 |
| FY2007 | $8,745 | $12.5 million | 1,429 |
| FY2006 | $8,177 | $11.9 million | 1,456 |
| FY2005 | $7,817 | $11.6 million | 1,483 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.0 million | 13.5% |
| State | $10.8 million | 48.5% |
| Local | $8.4 million | 37.9% |
| Total | $22.2 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Mercer Area El School | 567 |
| Mercer Area MS | 136 |
| Mercer Area SHS | 282 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4215120
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved