Merrill Elementary School

Merrill Elementary School is one of the modestly sized primary schools in Merrill, Oregon, run under Klamath County SD, with 184 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Merrill Elementary School sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

Klamath County SD comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 6,774 students; Merrill Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Merrill Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 38% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 91% of students at Merrill Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Merrill Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 30.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Klamath County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,830 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Klamath County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,474 students), Merrill Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lost River High School, roughly 5.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Merrill Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Merrill Elementary School's enrollment has rose 22% since 2018, when it stood at 151 (now 184). Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 55% to 38%.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.