Mercer Area School District

School district in Pennsylvania

Mercer Area School District

Address
545 West Butler St. Mercer , Mercer County, Pennsylvania, 16137-0032 United States
District information
Type	Public
Students and staff
District mascot	Mustang
Colors	Blue and White
Other information
Website	http://www.mercer.k12.pa.us/default.aspx

The Mercer Area School District is a small, suburban, public school district serving parts of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, US. Its namesake and central locality is the borough of Mercer; other communities in the district include Jefferson Township, Coolspring Township, Findley Township and East Lackawannock Township. The district encompasses approximately 91 square miles (240 km²). According to 2002 local census data, it serves a resident population of 11,000. By 2010, the district's population declined to 10,745 people.^[1] In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $16,996, while the median family income was $44,043.^[2]

Mercer Area School District operates two schools: Mercer Area Elementary School and Mercer Area Middle - High School.

Extracurriculars

Mercer Area School District provides an extensive number of clubs, activities and a sports program.

Sports

Mercer Area School District funds these sports :

Boys

Baseball - AA
Basketball - AA
Cross Country - A
Football - A
Golf - AA
Soccer - A
Track and Field - AA
Wrestling - AA

Girls

Basketball - AA
Cross Country - A
Soccer (Fall) - A
Softball - AA
Track and Field - AA
Volleyball - AA

Middle School Sports

Boys

Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Soccer
Track and Field
Wrestling

Girls

Basketball
Cross Country
Track and Field
Volleyball

According to PIAA directory July 2013 ^[3]

References

^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
^ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009
^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2013). "PIAA School Directory".

Mercer County, Pennsylvania Schools

Main School Districts
Commodore Perry	Commodore Perry Junior/Senior High School
Farrell Area	Farrell Area Junior/Senior High School
Greenville Area	Greenville Area Junior/Senior High School
Grove City Area	Grove City Senior High School
Hermitage	Hickory High School (Pennsylvania)
Lakeview	Lakeview High School (Pennsylvania)
Mercer Area	Mercer Area Middle-High School
Reynolds	Reynolds Junior/Senior High School
Sharon City	Sharon Middle-High School
Sharpsville Area	Sharpsville Area High School
West Middlesex Area	West Middlesex Junior/Senior High School

Other Schools
Charter schools	Keystone Education Center Charter School
Crawford Central (partially located in Crawford County)	Cochranton Junior/Senior High School Meadville Area Senior High School
Jamestown Area (partially located in Crawford County)	Jamestown Junior-Senior High School
Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie	Kennedy Catholic High School
Wilmington Area (partially located in Lawrence County)	Wilmington Area High School