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Merrillville Community School Corporation, Indiana

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Merrillville Community School Corporation
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 5,867 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Merrillville Community School Corporation is a school district in Indiana (Lake County). During the 2024 school year, 5,867 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

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

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School board

The Merrillville Community School Corporation consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
James DonohueDistrict 2
Alex DunlapDistrict 3
Judy DunlapDistrict 1
Bob KrauseDistrict 1
DeLena ThomasDistrict 2

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: $9,830,000 $1,623 10%
Local: $34,397,000 $5,681 35%
State: $54,915,000 $9,069 55%
Total: $99,142,000 $16,374
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $93,745,000 $15,482
Total Current Expenditures: $71,232,000 $11,764
Instructional Expenditures: $39,632,000 $6,545 42%
Student and Staff Support: $6,660,000 $1,099 7%
Administration: $7,928,000 $1,309 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $17,012,000 $2,809 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $13,839,000 $2,285
Construction: $11,821,000 $1,952
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $548,000 $90
Interest on Debt: $3,123,000 $515


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 22 60-79 16 25 PS 25-29 43
2018-2019 39 70-79 34 43 <50 45-49 56
2017-2018 49 70-79 45 51 PS 55-59 64
2016-2017 49 70-79 44 52 PS 50-54 67
2015-2016 46 >=80 40 50 <50 50-54 62
2014-2015 56 >=80 50 62 >=50 55-59 72
2013-2014 78 >=90 73 80 >=50 85-89 89
2012-2013 77 >=90 72 82 PS 85-89 87
2011-2012 76 >=90 70 81 PS 80-84 89
2010-2011 74 80-89 68 79 PS 75-79 87

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 36 60-79 31 41 PS 35-39 54
2018-2019 44 50-59 41 46 <50 50-54 57
2017-2018 60 70-79 55 65 PS 65-69 72
2016-2017 60 80-89 56 62 PS 60-64 73
2015-2016 59 >=80 55 63 <50 65-69 71
2014-2015 64 >=80 59 70 PS 65-69 77
2013-2014 80 >=80 77 83 <50 85-89 88
2012-2013 77 >=90 73 80 PS 80-84 88
2011-2012 77 80-89 72 82 PS 80-84 87
2010-2011 74 70-79 69 78 PS 75-79 85

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 91 PS 92 85-89 >=80 80-89
2018-2019 91 >=50 93 85-89 >=80 80-89
2017-2018 88 PS 89 85-89 PS >=80 80-84
2016-2017 88 PS 89 85-89 >=80 85-89
2015-2016 86 PS 86 80-84 >=80 85-89
2014-2015 87 >=50 86 90-94 80-89 85-89
2013-2014 91 >=50 92 80-84 >=90 85-89
2012-2013 91 >=50 90 90-94 PS >=90 90-94
2011-2012 86 PS 84 80-84 90-94 >=95
2010-2011 90 PS 90-94 90-94 PS >=90 85-89


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 5,867 -2.3
2022-2023 6,004 -0.8
2021-2022 6,055 0.5
2020-2021 6,023 -5.2
2019-2020 6,336 -1.2
2018-2019 6,410 -1.8
2017-2018 6,528 -0.5
2016-2017 6,558 -2.8
2015-2016 6,743 1.3
2014-2015 6,652 -1.6
2013-2014 6,756 -1.5
2012-2013 6,858 -0.6
2011-2012 6,900 -2.2
2010-2011 7,052 1.0
2009-2010 6,983 -0.5
2008-2009 7,021 -0.8
2007-2008 7,074 -1.4
2006-2007 7,173 2.6
2005-2006 6,984 3.2
2004-2005 6,763 3.5
2003-2004 6,528 2.6
2002-2003 6,360 1.4
2001-2002 6,272 3.3
2000-2001 6,064 1.4
1999-2000 5,982 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Merrillville Community School Corporation (%) Indiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 3.0
Black 64.5 13.4
Hispanic 19.9 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.6 5.5
White 9.2 63.3

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, Merrillville Community School Corporation had 392.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.97.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.00
Kindergarten: 23.42
Elementary: 174.61
Secondary: 188.98
Total: 392.01

Merrillville Community School Corporation employed 12.00 district administrators and 27.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.00
District Administrative Support: 12.00
School Administrators: 27.00
School Administrative Support: 45.75
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 33.49
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 18.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 4.50
Student Support Services: 63.45
Other Support Services: 184.17


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]

The Merrillville Community School Corporation operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Edgar L Miller Elementary School348PK-4
Henry P Fieler Elementary School444PK-4
Homer Iddings Elementary School471PK-4
John Wood Elementary School292PK-4
Jonas E Salk Elementary School593PK-4
Merrillville High School2,0519-12
Merrillville Intermediate School7695-6
Pierce Middle School8997-8

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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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