Best High Schools in Merrill, WI

Summary:

The city of Merrill, Wisconsin is home to two high schools: Merrill High and Merrill Adult Diploma Academy. Both schools serve students in the Merrill Area School District and demonstrate relatively average performance compared to state averages.

Merrill High, the larger of the two schools with 795 students, has a four-year graduation rate of 91.0% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%. Its test scores on the Forward Exam and ACT assessments are generally around the state average, with some variation across subject areas. Merrill High spends $12,446 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 17.2. In contrast, Merrill Adult Diploma Academy, with only 25 students, has a slightly lower per-student spending of $11,851 and a higher student-teacher ratio of 25.

Both schools serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates of 36.35% at Merrill High and 44% at Merrill Adult Diploma Academy. Despite these socioeconomic factors, the schools have maintained consistent performance over the past few years, suggesting they are effectively supporting students in completing their high school education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Merrill High	Public	9-12	1201 N Sales St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 536-4594	756	46	16.3	36.4%	679 (89.8%)	6 (0.8%)	31 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.5%)	50	218^th of 431 public high schools	49.4%		28.5	333^rd of 431 public high schools	22.7%	115	46.7	49.1	44.3	44.9	$12,446	$272	$12,174
Merrill Adult Diploma Academy	Public, Charter	11-12	1004 E 1st Street	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 536-1431	31	1	31.0	19.4%	23 (74.2%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	4 (12.9%)								(n/a)					$11,851	$176	$11,675

Cities Near Merrill

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Irma	10.35 mi	2
Athens	10.42 mi	4	286^th
Wausau	10.79 mi	21	303^rd
Marathon	18.55 mi	3	178^th
Weston	19.45 mi	8	208^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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