North Mercer School District

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.

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

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

History

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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

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

Athletics

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "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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