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Harrodsburg, KY
Public School Ratings




Harrodsburg Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Mercer County School District details

Mercer County School District
530 Perryville Rd
Harrodsburg, KY 40330

2,723 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Mercer County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.4% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
42%
45%
46%
37%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Kenneth D. King Middle School
937 Moberly Rd.
Harrodsburg, KY, 40330
06-08
Mercer Central School
530 Perryville Road
Harrodsburg, KY, 40330
09-12
Mercer County Day Treatment School
530 Perryville Road
Harrodsburg, KY, 40330
06-12
Mercer County Elementary School
741 Tapp Rd
Harrodsburg, KY, 40330
PK-02
Mercer County Intermediate School
1101 Moberly Road
Harrodsburg, KY, 40330
03-05
Mercer County Senior High School
1124 Moberly Rd
Harrodsburg, KY, 40330
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.6% 76.7%
Black 3.5% 11.5%
Hispanic 7.6% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.7% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 56.2% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 3.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,243 $19,722,000 57.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $353 $961,000 2.8%
Staff $436 $1,187,000 3.5%
General Administration $368 $1,002,000 2.9%
School Administration $768 $2,091,000 6.1%
Operation $759 $2,067,000 6.0%
Transportation $644 $1,753,000 5.1%
Other $290 $789,000 2.3%
Total Support $3,617 $9,850,000 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,719 $4,680,000 13.7%
Total Expenditures $12,579 $34,252,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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