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Mercer School District, Wisconsin

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Mercer School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 105 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Mercer School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Iron County). During the 2024 school year, 105 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Mercer School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Henry Joustra
Sue Loth2024
Zach Wilson2026
Eric Behnke2025
James Hannemann2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $483,000 $4,313 14%
Local: $2,657,000 $23,723 76%
State: $373,000 $3,330 11%
Total: $3,513,000 $31,366
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,444,000 $30,750
Total Current Expenditures: $2,930,000 $26,160
Instructional Expenditures: $1,648,000 $14,714 48%
Student and Staff Support: $276,000 $2,464 8%
Administration: $480,000 $4,285 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $526,000 $4,696 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $40,000 $357
Construction: $40,000 $357
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $151,000 $1,348
Interest on Debt: $14,000 $125


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 20-29 PS PS 20-29
2018-2019 35-39 PS PS <50 PS 30-39
2017-2018 30-34 PS <50 PS 30-39
2016-2017 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2015-2016 45-49 PS PS PS 45-49
2014-2015 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2013-2014 50-54 PS PS 45-49
2012-2013 40-44 PS PS 35-39
2011-2012 55-59 PS PS 55-59
2010-2011 75-79 PS PS PS 70-79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40-49 PS PS 30-39
2018-2019 40-44 PS PS <50 PS 40-49
2017-2018 45-49 PS <50 PS 40-49
2016-2017 50-54 PS PS PS 50-54
2015-2016 70-74 PS PS PS 70-74
2014-2015 65-69 PS PS PS 65-69
2013-2014 40-44 PS PS 40-44
2012-2013 30-34 PS PS 30-34
2011-2012 40-44 PS PS 40-44
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS PS >=90

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=50 PS PS >=50
2018-2019 >=50 >=50
2017-2018 >=50 PS PS
2016-2017 >=50 PS >=50
2015-2016 >=50 PS >=50
2014-2015 >=50 PS >=50
2013-2014 >=50 >=50
2012-2013 >=50 PS >=50
2011-2012 >=50 PS >=50
2010-2011 >=50 PS >=50


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 105 -17.1
2022-2023 123 8.9
2021-2022 112 -15.2
2020-2021 129 -22.5
2019-2020 158 8.2
2018-2019 145 -4.1
2017-2018 151 3.3
2016-2017 146 -0.7
2015-2016 147 2.0
2014-2015 144 4.2
2013-2014 138 -2.9
2012-2013 142 4.9
2011-2012 135 9.6
2010-2011 122 -12.3
2009-2010 137 -15.3
2008-2009 158 0.0
2007-2008 158 -7.6
2006-2007 170 -10.0
2005-2006 187 -0.5
2004-2005 188 -5.3
2003-2004 198 -6.1
2002-2003 210 -8.6
2001-2002 228 -1.8
2000-2001 232 -10.3
1999-2000 256 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mercer School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3.8 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 4.3
Black 0.0 8.8
Hispanic 9.5 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.8 5.4
White 82.9 66.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Mercer School District had 15.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 7.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 5.00
Secondary: 6.84
Total: 15.00

Mercer School District employed 0.69 district administrators and 0.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.69
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 0.50
School Administrative Support: 1.69
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 2.31
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.05
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.17
Other Support Services: 4.20


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Mercer School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Mercer School105PK-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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