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Merrillville Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Merrillville Community School Corp School District details

Merrillville Community School Corp School District
6701 Delaware St
Merrillville, IN 46410

6,055 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Merrillville Community School Corp School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Indiana

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.6% of all IN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
40%
30%
43%
27%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Edgar L Miller Elementary School
5901 Waite St
Merrillville, IN, 46410
PK-04
Henry P Fieler Elementary School
407 W 61st Ave
Merrillville, IN, 46410
PK-04
Homer Iddings Elementary School
7249 Van Buren St
Merrillville, IN, 46410
PK-04
John Wood Elementary School
6100 E 73rd Ave
Merrillville, IN, 46410
PK-04
Jonas E Salk Elementary School
3001 W 77th Ave
Merrillville, IN, 46410
KG-04
Merrillville High School
276 E 68th Pl
Merrillville, IN, 46410
09-12
Merrillville Intermediate School
1400 W 61st Ave
Merrillville, IN, 46410
05-06
Pierce Middle School
199 E 70th Pl
Merrillville, IN, 46410
07-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 11.3% 68.5%
Black 66.8% 13.9%
Hispanic 21.0% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.5% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 53.4% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.0% 5.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,751 $36,438,336 42.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $390 $2,471,040 2.9%
Staff $667 $4,226,112 4.9%
General Administration $152 $963,072 1.1%
School Administration $644 $4,080,384 4.7%
Operation $1,201 $7,609,536 8.8%
Transportation $718 $4,549,248 5.3%
Other $300 $1,900,800 2.2%
Total Support $4,071 $25,793,856 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $23,994,432 27.8%
Total Expenditures $13,609 $86,226,624 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,123 $6,347,040,080 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $612,609,704 4.4%
Staff $485 $502,506,672 3.6%
General Administration $212 $220,137,486 1.6%
School Administration $723 $749,401,736 5.4%
Operation $1,201 $1,245,441,314 9.0%
Transportation $625 $648,238,953 4.7%
Other $362 $374,825,865 2.7%
Total Support $4,199 $4,353,144,682 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,087 $3,200,552,293 23.0%
Total Expenditures $13,410 $13,900,756,372 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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