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Elementary Schools in Merrill Community Schools

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At a glance

DistrictMerrill Community Schools412^th of 613 Michigan districtsFull district overview →

School

196

Students

Top rankedMerrill Elementary School751^st of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools

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Summary:

Merrill Community Schools has one elementary school, Merrill Elementary School, which serves students from preschool through 5th grade. The school is located in Merrill, Michigan, a small community in the central part of the state.

Merrill Elementary School has seen a decline in its state ranking, dropping from 692 out of 1,486 Michigan elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 751 out of 1,488 in 2024-2025. The school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step proficiency rates, is mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (69.47% in 2023-2024) and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite these challenges, Merrill Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.8 and a high per-student spending of $17,874 for the 2023-2024 school year, which may indicate that the district is allocating resources effectively to support student learning. The school's mixed academic performance suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to improve overall student achievement.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Merrill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	345 W Alice St	Merrill	48637	Saginaw County	Merrill Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 643-7283	196	18	10.7	59.2%	185 (94.4%)	5 (2.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48	751^st of 1488 public elementary schools	49.5%		50.3	692^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	53.4%	59	36.7	54.1	37.1	40.0	51.4	22.9	40.0	20.0	$17,641	$2,738	$14,903

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hemlock Public School District	5.28 mi	5	98^th
Breckenridge Community Schools	6.7 mi	2	256^th
Bullock Creek School District	11.42 mi	6	76^th
St. Charles Community Schools	11.98 mi	4	206^th
Swan Valley School District	12.74 mi	5	78^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 Michigan Department of Education.

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