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Mercy Vocational High School

Mercy Career & Technical High School
Address
2900 West Hunting Park Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129
United States
Coordinates 40°0′21″N 75°10′35″W / 40.00583°N 75.17639°W / 40.00583; -75.17639Coordinates: 40°0′21″N 75°10′35″W / 40.00583°N 75.17639°W / 40.00583; -75.17639
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic;
Sisters of Mercy
Established 1950
Authority Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
President Rosemary Herron
Principal Susan Walsh
Teaching staff 37.0 (on a FTE basis)
Grades 9-12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 350 (2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 9.5
Color(s) Red and gold         
Song "Under Mercy's Shield"
Athletics conference Penn-Jersey Athletic Association
Nickname Monarchs
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Yearbook The Advocate
Website

Mercy Career & Technical High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is the only four-year co-educational Catholic vocational high school in the United States.

Mercy was established in 1950 by the Sisters of Mercy. The school was originally known as Mercy Technical School and did not start granting high school diplomas until 1973.


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