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Mercer County High School

Regular School · Aledo, IL

Mercer County High School is a regular school school in Aledo, Illinois, serving grades 09–12 with 411 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
411
Teachers (FTE)
31.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
13:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 382 93%
Two or more races 13 3%
Hispanic/Latino 9 2%
Black or African American 4 1%
Asian 2 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 411 198M / 213F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15-19% 27.7% 89
Reading Proficiency 20-24% 32.7% 89

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (12)
23 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
96
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
106
25.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 411 100%

Contact & Location

1500 S College Ave

Aledo, IL 61231

Phone: (309)582-2223

http://www.mercerschools.org

District

Mercer County School District 404

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,212

District enrollment: 1,294

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

170139500018

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD