MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY

MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY is one of the sprawling all-grades campuss in DULUTH, Minnesota, overseen by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 75 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 50% bigger than the state mean of about 50.

MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY is one of 31 schools operated by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 8,994 students overall.

Demographically, MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY shows that nearly all students (80%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against St. Louis County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,069 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY is one of 100 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students).

The closest other public school is LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY has fell 21%, going from 95 students in 2018 to 75 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 52% to 80%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 6.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.