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Merrill, WI
Public School Ratings




Merrill 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


Merrill Area School District details

Merrill Area School District
1111 N Sales St
Merrill, WI 54452

3,056 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Merrill Area School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.3% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
39%
40%
38%
42%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bridges Virtual Academy School
1201 N Sales St
Merrill, WI, 54452
PK-12
Kate Goodrich Elementary School
505 W 10th St
Merrill, WI, 54452
KG-02
Merrill Adult Diploma Academy School
1004 E 1st Street
Merrill, WI, 54452
10-12
Merrill High School
1201 N Sales St
Merrill, WI, 54452
09-12
Pine River School For Young Learners (prsyl)
W4165 Highway 64
Merrill, WI, 54452
PK-PK
Prairie River Middle School
106 N Polk St
Merrill, WI, 54452
05-08
Washington Elementary School
1900 E 6th St
Merrill, WI, 54452
03-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.1% 71.2%
Black 1.4% 9.2%
Hispanic 4.1% 13.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.4% 39.4%
Free lunch eligible 35.6% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.8% 4.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,041 $22,763,553 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $499 $1,613,267 3.9%
Staff $523 $1,690,859 4.1%
General Administration $425 $1,374,025 3.3%
School Administration $636 $2,056,188 4.9%
Operation $1,013 $3,275,029 7.9%
Transportation $688 $2,224,304 5.3%
Other $943 $3,048,719 7.3%
Total Support $4,727 $15,282,391 36.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,124 $3,633,892 8.7%
Total Expenditures $12,892 $41,679,836 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,699 $6,386,625,832 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $674 $558,913,478 4.2%
Staff $736 $610,274,665 4.5%
General Administration $291 $241,011,944 1.8%
School Administration $677 $561,313,676 4.2%
Operation $1,271 $1,054,524,399 7.8%
Transportation $506 $419,848,997 3.1%
Other $663 $549,562,435 4.1%
Total Support $4,816 $3,995,343,921 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,688 $3,059,218,482 22.8%
Total Expenditures $16,204 $13,441,258,097 100.0%
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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