North Mercer School District
Address
22931 Main Street
Mercer
, Missouri, 64661
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID2920750[1]
Students and staff
Students170[1]
Teachers23.03[1]
Staff17.71[1]
Student–teacher ratio7.38[1]
Other information
Websitewww.northmercer.k12.mo.us

North Mercer County R-III School District, also known as North Mercer School District, is a school district headquartered in Mercer, Missouri. It has a single K-12 school, North Mercer School.

The district is in Mercer County and includes Mercer and a portion of Ravanna.[2]

History

As of 2022, Dan Owens is the superintendent; his contract was extended by the school board in 2020. Additionally, there is one principal for all grades, Wes Guilkey. His contract was extended in 2020,[3] and his contract was still in place as of 2021.[4]

Academics

In 1995, Lineville-Clio Community School District students taking Spanish classes did so at the school in Mercer.[5]

Athletics

In 2005 the district made a sports team sharing arrangement with the Princeton School District, so North Mercer handles boys' softball for both districts, while Princeton handles American football.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for NORTH MERCER CO. R-III". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mercer County, MO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. "North Mercer Board of Education extends Superintendent's contract". KTTN. February 9, 2002. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. "North Mercer Board of Education continues contract with Principal Wes Guilkey". KTTN. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. Siebert, Mark (September 17, 1995). "Survival of the littlest". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. pp. 1B, 8B. - See clippings of first and of second pages at Newspapers.com.
  6. Thomas, Clinton (October 27, 2005). "Princeton, Mercer agree on co-op". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. pp. C1, C5. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.


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