Merrill Adult Diploma Academy

Merrill Adult Diploma Academy is a high school in Merrill, Wisconsin, reachable at (715) 536-1431. Federal data show 31 students enrolled in grades 11 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 475.

Merrill Area School District is responsible for 7 schools, Merrill Adult Diploma Academy included, with 2,686 students in all.

Federal enrollment data show Merrill Adult Diploma Academy is 74% White. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 94% White.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 31.0:1. The school has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin is 16.4 students per teacher. In all, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Lincoln County, the school's rate is lower.

In the surrounding county, Lincoln County, the median household earns about $68,164 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Lincoln County has 12 public schools with about 3,880 students, including Merrill Adult Diploma Academy.

Prairie River Middle is the nearest public school to Merrill Adult Diploma Academy, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

Merrill Adult Diploma Academy had 18 students in 2020-21 and 31 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (31.0:1) than in 2020-21 (18.0:1).

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