Impact of COVID-19 on Mercer Area Senior High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 249th of 693 High schools | Ranks 38th of 674 High schools | 30.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Mercer Area Senior High School) | 71.9 | 69.2 | 2.7% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Mercer Area Senior High School) | 69.1 | 77.3 | 8.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Mercer Area Senior High School) | 78.6 | 80.9 | 2.3% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 312 | 334 | 7.1% |
African American | 0 | 1 | |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 5 | 4 | 20% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 297 | 315 | 6.1% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 13 | 85.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 36.9% | 87.7% | 50.9% |