State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jill Underly | dpi.wi.gov
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jill Underly | dpi.wi.gov
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.5% of them were girls, and 49.5% were boys.
Data also shows that most of the students were white, accounting for 87.7% of the Merrill Area School District total enrollment.
Merrill Area School District covers seven schools within Lincoln County, with its main office in Merrill.
Among the seven schools in the Merrill Area School District, Merrill High School recorded the highest enrollment of 795 students in the 2023-24 school year.
Nearly 830,000 students were enrolled in Wisconsin schools in the 2021-22 school year. This is a 0.85% decrease from the year before. In sharp contrast to declining public school figures, enrollment in charter schools rose 4.5% to more than 52,000.
In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 14 students in a Wisconsin classroom, compared to the national average of 1:16. AAA State of Play considered Wisconsin to have the 14th best teacher to student ratio in the U.S.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Merrill High School | 795 |
| Bridges Virtual Academy | 697 |
| Prairie River Middle School | 541 |
| Kate Goodrich Elementary School | 358 |
| Washington Elementary School | 249 |
| Pine River School for Young Learners (PRSYL) | 133 |
| Merrill Adult Diploma Academy | 25 |
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