Merryville High School

Merryville High School, a reasonably sized multi-level school in Merryville, Louisiana, operated by Beauregard Parish, works with 470 students, covering grades pre-K through 12.

Merryville High School is one of 13 schools operated by Beauregard Parish, a district that serves 5,915 students overall.

Demographically, Merryville High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder looks like 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average. Roughly 63% of students at Merryville High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Beauregard Parish runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Merryville High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.7%, the actual is 34.0%, a residual of -4.7 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Beauregard Parish put median household income runs about $65,944, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Beauregard Parish's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,915 students), Merryville High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Singer High School, roughly 9.8 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Merryville High School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Merryville High School has decreased 8%, going from 509 students in 2018 to 470 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 10% to 5% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Merryville High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.