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Mercer County High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1500 S College Ave, Aledo, IL 61231 · (309) 582-2223 · Part of Mercer County School District 404

Mercer Township’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
411
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mercer County High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state

On the path

Where Mercer Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Mercer County Jr High Schoolin Aledo
9–12Mercer County High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 S College Ave, Aledo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9106
Grade 10103
Grade 1197
Grade 12105
Enrollment over time
390’20
393’21
404’22
401’23
411’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mercer County High School from Mercer Township families.

Other schools in Mercer County School District 404

The district →
Mercer County ELC
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Joy
66 students22:1
Apollo Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aledo
C+
362 students12:1
New Boston Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Boston
C−
165 students8:1
Mercer County Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Aledo
B−
270 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Mercer Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.