Merritt Elementary School
1620 Lasalle Ave
Niles MI, 49120, Berrien County
Phone: 269-684-6511
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Brandywine Public 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: | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 331 | 345 | 350 | 326 | 336 | 316 | 334 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 112 | 33.8% | 118 | 34.2% | 131 | 37.4% | 136 | 41.7% | 130 | 38.7% | 115 | 36.4% | 141 | 42.2% |
| Grade 1: | 110 | 33.2% | 116 | 33.6% | 114 | 32.6% | 97 | 29.8% | 96 | 28.6% | 112 | 35.4% | 92 | 27.5% |
| Grade 2: | 109 | 32.9% | 111 | 32.2% | 105 | 30.0% | 93 | 28.5% | 110 | 32.7% | 89 | 28.2% | 101 | 30.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 163 | 49.2% | 178 | 51.6% | 179 | 51.1% | 162 | 49.7% | 169 | 50.3% | 166 | 52.5% | 161 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 168 | 50.8% | 167 | 48.4% | 171 | 48.9% | 164 | 50.3% | 159 | 47.3% | 142 | 44.9% | 155 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 33 | 10.0% | 30 | 8.7% | 22 | 6.3% | 22 | 6.7% | 18 | 5.4% | 24 | 7.6% | 16 | 4.8% |
| Black: | 8 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 12 | 3.6% | 15 | 4.7% | 11 | 3.3% |
| White: | 264 | 79.8% | 281 | 81.4% | 317 | 90.6% | 293 | 89.9% | 302 | 89.9% | 274 | 86.7% | 288 | 86.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 6.6% | 22 | 6.4% | 7 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 206 | 62.2% | 212 | 61.4% | 221 | 63.1% | 170 | 52.1% | 157 | 46.7% | 139 | 44.0% | 116 | 34.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 6.3% | 17 | 4.9% | 31 | 8.9% | 19 | 5.8% | 23 | 6.8% | 26 | 8.2% | 18 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.75 | 16.42 | 17.57 | 19.24 | 19.59 | 18.20 | 20.40 | |||||||