Merrill Middle School

Merrill Middle School is a middle school located in MERRILL, Michigan, in Saginaw County. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 97 students. That compares with an average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.

Merrill Community Schools has 3 schools and 458 students, and Merrill Middle School is one of those schools.

At Merrill Middle School, 98% of students are White. For comparison, the population of Saginaw County is roughly 71% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Merrill Middle School scores 4%.

Merrill Middle School reports a ratio of 12.2 students per teacher, from 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.2:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for middle schools in Michigan. Lunch program data show 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

The county, Saginaw County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $60,622, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 75 public schools and about 25,621 students.

Merrill High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Merrill Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools.

Locale data from NCES put Merrill Middle School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).

From 117 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 97 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.6 to 12.2 over 4 years.

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