Mercer County
A public school district in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,675
- Students enrolled
- 169
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 396
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,648
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,675 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,623rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 69th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 79% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,648 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 31% 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 County spent $13,648 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,387 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,648 | $37.2 million | 2,723 |
| FY2022 | $12,578 | $34.1 million | 2,715 |
| FY2021 | $11,546 | $31.5 million | 2,727 |
| FY2020 | $11,207 | $31.6 million | 2,822 |
| FY2019 | $11,022 | $31.1 million | 2,825 |
| FY2018 | $11,015 | $31.3 million | 2,844 |
| FY2017 | $9,738 | $27.6 million | 2,834 |
| FY2016 | $9,710 | $28.0 million | 2,882 |
| FY2015 | $9,478 | $27.7 million | 2,927 |
| FY2014 | $9,071 | $26.9 million | 2,960 |
| FY2013 | $8,559 | $26.0 million | 3,034 |
| FY2012 | $8,497 | $26.0 million | 3,059 |
| FY2011 | $9,013 | $28.0 million | 3,110 |
| FY2010 | $9,024 | $28.8 million | 3,197 |
| FY2009 | $8,732 | $28.3 million | 3,246 |
| FY2008 | $8,583 | $28.2 million | 3,291 |
| FY2007 | $8,171 | $26.0 million | 3,179 |
| FY2006 | $6,878 | $16.5 million | 2,395 |
| FY2005 | $6,387 | $15.1 million | 2,367 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.6 million | 15.4% |
| State | $22.5 million | 52.5% |
| Local | $13.8 million | 32.1% |
| Total | $42.9 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Kenneth D. King Middle School | 581 |
| Mercer Central | 51 |
| Mercer County Day Treatment | 11 |
| Mercer County Elementary School | 713 |
| Mercer County Intermediate School | 570 |
| Mercer County Senior High School | 748 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2104110
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Kentucky — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Kentucky — A to Z, each with its page.
- Kentucky 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