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Schools in Mercer Township

Mercer Township’s public schools

Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mercer Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

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

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 3% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.3
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
182 students on the public path
In brief

Mercer Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Mercer Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); Turtle Lake-Mercer High School lowest (56%). 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 Mercer Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary Schoolin Turtle LakeB+
7–12Turtle Lake-Mercer High Schoolin Turtle LakeB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72.

The district

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

Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 182 students · 8.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$17,125ND $16,642 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 43.8% · 92 students tested
Math47%
State average 38.6% · 92 students tested

Mercer Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Mercer Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mercer Township—Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72
Wise—Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72

Every school in Mercer Township

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

Also serving Mercer Townshipin other towns
Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Turtle Lake
B+
97 students10:1Rate it →
Turtle Lake-Mercer High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Turtle Lake
B
85 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Mercer Township’s schools

Are Mercer Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mercer Township. Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mercer Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mercer Township in?

Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72.

Where do Mercer Township kids go to high school?

Turtle Lake-Mercer High School.

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What Mercer Township families are saying about school.

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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.