Mercer County High School
1500 South College Ave
Aledo IL, 61231, Mercer County
Phone: 309-582-2223
Ranking: 
(336 out of 666, bottom 50%)*
(336 out of 666, bottom 50%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mercer County School District 404
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 73 | 33 | 33 | 34 | |||||
| Total Students: | 393 | 392 | 384 | 378 | 419 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 99 | 25.2% | 107 | 27.3% | 108 | 28.1% | 92 | 24.3% | 99 | 23.6% |
| Grade 10: | 101 | 25.7% | 111 | 28.3% | 88 | 22.9% | 101 | 26.7% | 105 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 110 | 28.0% | 85 | 21.7% | 100 | 26.0% | 98 | 25.9% | 101 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 83 | 21.1% | 89 | 22.7% | 88 | 22.9% | 87 | 23.0% | 114 | 27.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 217 | 55.2% | 211 | 53.8% | 229 | 59.6% | 212 | 56.1% | 223 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 176 | 44.8% | 181 | 46.2% | 155 | 40.4% | 166 | 43.9% | 182 | 43.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 374 | 95.2% | 377 | 96.2% | 371 | 96.6% | 366 | 96.8% | 401 | 95.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 147 | 37.4% | 105 | 26.8% | 36 | 9.4% | 86 | 22.8% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.1% | 29 | 7.4% | 67 | 17.4% | 20 | 5.3% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.55 | 5.38 | 11.64 | 11.45 | 12.32 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 56.3% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 44.6% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.9% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 45.7% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 45.9% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 49.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Mercer County High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.