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Schools in Somerset Township

Somerset Township’s public schools

North Mercer County R-III School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Somerset Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.3K
▲ 32% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.6
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
142 students on the public path
In brief

Somerset Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Somerset Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. North Mercer Elem. places highest (better than 94%); Mercer High lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Somerset Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6North Mercer Elem.in MercerA
7–12Mercer Highin MercerC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Mercer County R-III School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Mercer County R-III School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 142 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 6.6 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$19,288MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 43.2% · 85 students tested
Math47%
State average 39.2% · 81 students tested

Somerset Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Somerset Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Somerset Township—North Mercer County R-III
York—Putnam County R-I
Marion—North Mercer County R-III
Ravanna—Princeton R-V

Every school in Somerset Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Somerset Townshipin other towns
North Mercer Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mercer
A
84 students8:1Rate it →
Mercer High
High · Grades 7–12 · Mercer
C
58 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Somerset Township’s schools

Are Somerset Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Somerset Township. North Mercer County R-III School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Somerset Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Somerset Township in?

North Mercer County R-III School District.

Where do Somerset Township kids go to high school?

Mercer High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.