Summary:
The city of Harrodsburg, Kentucky is home to 6 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 3 high schools (with 1 virtual high school), and no alternative schools. The schools in this Mercer County district serve a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 52.67% to 83.33%.
Mercer County Senior High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking among the top 40 high schools in Kentucky and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts a strong 94.1% four-year graduation rate and outperforms the state and county averages on various academic assessments, particularly in writing, social studies, and editing/mechanics. Meanwhile, Kenneth D. King Middle School also performs well, ranking in the top half of Kentucky middle schools and scoring above the state and county averages on mathematics and reading assessments.
In contrast, the district's virtual high school, Mercer Central, has a 100% four-year graduation rate but significantly lower academic performance, as measured by ACT scores, compared to the other high schools in the district and the state averages. The variation in spending per student and student-teacher ratios across the schools suggests differences in resource allocation and staffing priorities within the district, which may contribute to the observed academic performance.
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