Daniel W Merritt School

Daniel W Merritt School is an one-room-style primary school in Addison, Maine, part of RSU 37/MSAD 37. The school instructs 89 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 61% below typical.

RSU 37/MSAD 37 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 631 students; Daniel W Merritt School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Daniel W Merritt School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 62% of students at Daniel W Merritt School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Washington County reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,024 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Washington County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,703 students), of which Daniel W Merritt School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Harrington Elementary School, around 5.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Daniel W Merritt School has shrank 7%, going from 96 students in 2018 to 89 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.