Merrill High High School
1201 North Sales St
Merrill WI, 54452, Lincoln County
Phone: 715-536-4594
Ranking: 
(277 out of 453, bottom 39%)*
(277 out of 453, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Merrill Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 55 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 61 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 948 | 1,014 | 1,056 | 1,092 | 1,109 | 1,142 | 1,118 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 231 | 24.4% | 242 | 23.9% | 246 | 23.3% | 260 | 23.8% | 274 | 24.7% | 289 | 25.3% | 279 | 25.0% |
| Grade 10: | 234 | 24.7% | 243 | 24.0% | 256 | 24.2% | 265 | 24.3% | 275 | 24.8% | 282 | 24.7% | 277 | 24.8% |
| Grade 11: | 242 | 25.5% | 253 | 25.0% | 263 | 24.9% | 282 | 25.8% | 282 | 25.4% | 272 | 23.8% | 282 | 25.2% |
| Grade 12: | 241 | 25.4% | 276 | 27.2% | 291 | 27.6% | 285 | 26.1% | 278 | 25.1% | 299 | 26.2% | 280 | 25.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 500 | 52.7% | 532 | 52.5% | 551 | 52.2% | 558 | 51.1% | 565 | 50.9% | 573 | 50.2% | 564 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 448 | 47.3% | 482 | 47.5% | 505 | 47.8% | 534 | 48.9% | 536 | 48.3% | 561 | 49.1% | 550 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 12 | 1.1% | 9 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 8 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| White: | 915 | 96.5% | 985 | 97.1% | 1,024 | 97.0% | 1,058 | 96.9% | 1,084 | 97.7% | 1,117 | 97.8% | 1,087 | 97.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 299 | 31.5% | 329 | 32.4% | 349 | 33.0% | 319 | 29.2% | 279 | 25.2% | 199 | 17.4% | 172 | 15.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 5.7% | 70 | 6.9% | 66 | 6.3% | 83 | 7.6% | 98 | 8.8% | 97 | 8.5% | 88 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.27 | 18.29 | 19.04 | 18.94 | 19.02 | 18.60 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| WKCE | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 67% |
| 2005 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 69% |
| 2006 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 70% |
| 2007 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 71% |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 73% |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 73% |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 74% |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 73% |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 76% |
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 69% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 71% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 70% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 70% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 72% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 74% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 47% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 69% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 74% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 74% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 74% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 76% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 78% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 77% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 80% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 40% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 70% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 70% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 70% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 72% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 75% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 74% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 73% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 78% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 73% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 73% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 74% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 76% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 79% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 78% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 77% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 82% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Merrill High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.