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Merrill Community Schools, Michigan

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Merrill Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 489 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Merrill Community Schools is a school district in Michigan (Gratiot, Saginaw, and Midland counties). During the 2024 school year, 489 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Merrill Community Schools consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Debra Evans2030
Mark Gath2030
Crystal Jordan2030
Maryann Smith2030
Caitlyn Frost2026
Beth Ann Miller2026
Peter Theisen2026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,572,000 $3,041 17%
Local: $2,817,000 $5,449 30%
State: $5,040,000 $9,749 54%
Total: $9,429,000 $18,238
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,130,000 $15,725
Total Current Expenditures: $6,751,000 $13,058
Instructional Expenditures: $3,909,000 $7,560 48%
Student and Staff Support: $293,000 $566 4%
Administration: $877,000 $1,696 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,672,000 $3,234 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $467,000 $903
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $40,000 $77
Interest on Debt: $378,000 $731


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 19 <50 PS 20-24
2018-2019 29 <=20 PS PS 30-34
2017-2018 27 21-39 PS <50 25-29
2016-2017 35 PS <=20 PS PS 35-39
2015-2016 40 21-39 PS <50 42
2014-2015 35 <=20 PS <50 36
2013-2014 41 PS <=20 PS PS 43
2012-2013 39 PS 21-39 PS <50 40
2011-2012 33 PS PS <=20 PS PS 35
2010-2011 82 PS 40-59 PS PS 83

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 32 <50 PS 30-34
2018-2019 37 <=20 PS PS 35-39
2017-2018 26 <=20 PS <50 25-29
2016-2017 43 PS 21-39 PS PS 40-44
2015-2016 48 21-39 PS <50 49
2014-2015 47 21-39 PS <50 47
2013-2014 74 PS 40-59 PS PS 75
2012-2013 65 PS 60-79 PS >=50 65
2011-2012 63 PS PS 60-79 PS PS 63
2010-2011 80 PS 60-79 PS PS 81

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 50-59 PS 50-59
2016-2017 50-59 PS PS 50-59
2015-2016 80-89 PS 80-89
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 90-94 PS 90-94
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=90
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS PS >=95


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 489 -6.7
2022-2023 522 1.0
2021-2022 517 -5.2
2020-2021 544 -1.7
2019-2020 553 -4.5
2018-2019 578 -5.4
2017-2018 609 -2.8
2016-2017 626 -1.1
2015-2016 633 -6.6
2014-2015 675 -2.5
2013-2014 692 -6.1
2012-2013 734 2.2
2011-2012 718 -7.2
2010-2011 770 -2.1
2009-2010 786 -2.8
2008-2009 808 -5.1
2007-2008 849 0.8
2006-2007 842 0.7
2005-2006 836 -3.6
2004-2005 866 -3.5
2003-2004 896 0.0
2002-2003 896 -2.5
2001-2002 918 -2.7
2000-2001 943 0.2
1999-2000 941 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Merrill Community Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.7
Black 0.8 18.2
Hispanic 4.5 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.4 5.3
White 93.1 63.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Merrill Community Schools had 37.71 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.97.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.75
Elementary: 16.50
Secondary: 16.96
Total: 37.71

Merrill Community Schools employed 10.21 district administrators and 0.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.21
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 0.50
School Administrative Support: 5.75
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 5.79
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.11
Other Support Services: 39.60


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Merrill Community Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Merrill Elementary School190PK-5
Merrill High School1779-12
Merrill Middle School1226-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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