Skip to content

EDITION 2026.08 /8,821 RECORDS / PUBLIC DOMAIN

§00

County / FIPS 21167

Mercer County

Kentucky

Mercer County runs 8 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 1 Medicare-certified hospital reporting to CMS.

§01

At a glance

Public schools

8schools

Hospitals

1facilities

With a star rating

0facilities

Land area

249sq mi

§02

Federal money

Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Mercer County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.

Obligations, FY2025

$162.0M

1855th of 3,233 among counties

Per resident

$7,1552020 population

Change since FY2021

+22%nominal

Fiscal years covered

5years

Federal obligations in Mercer County, FY2021–FY2025
$120M$140M$160M
$162M
202120232025
View as table
PeriodObligations
2021$133M
2022$121M
2023$135M
2024$144M
2025$162M

Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Mercer County ranks 1855th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.

§03

Hospitals in Mercer County

Hospitals in Mercer County
HospitalCityCMS rating
The James B. Haggin Memorial HospitalHarrodsburgNot rated
§04

Public schools in Mercer County

Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.

Public schools in Mercer County
SchoolDistrictCityEnrollment
Burgin Independent SchoolBurgin IndependentBurgin495
Kenneth D. King Middle SchoolMercer CountyHarrodsburg610
Mercer County Elementary SchoolMercer CountyHarrodsburg730
Mercer County Intermediate SchoolMercer CountyHarrodsburg593
Mercer County Senior High SchoolMercer CountyHarrodsburg731
Mercer CentralMercer CountyHarrodsburg45
Mercer County Day TreatmentMercer CountyHarrodsburg12
Trailblazer AcademyKentucky Tech SystemHarrodsburg
§05