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Merrill High School

Public Grades 9-12

575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 22% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Merrill High School is a public high school located in Merrill, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 177 students. The school is part of the Merrill Community Schools district, which is ranked 412 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Merrill High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan high schools, with rankings ranging from 373 to 624 out of 743 schools over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating below-average performance. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students, is also concerning, as it has ranked in the bottom half of Michigan high schools in recent years. Merrill High School's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated between 81.7% and 98.1%, with dropout rates ranging from 0.0% to 8.1%, indicating mixed results. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.0% to 30.8%, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Merrill High School to nearby schools, such as Swan Valley High School, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. Swan Valley High School, located about 13 miles away, consistently ranks in the top half of Michigan high schools and outperforms Merrill High School on academic measures. Despite increased per-student spending at Merrill High School, from $9,457 in 2020-2021 to $14,342 in 2023-2024, these additional resources have not yet translated into improved academic outcomes or school performance.

165

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,342

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 W Alice St
Merrill, MI 48637-8757

(989) 643-7231

District: Merrill Community Schools

Feeder schools for Merrill High School:

Elementary:	Merrill Elementary School
Middle:	Merrill Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg44%

575^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

412^th of 613Merrill Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	575 of 739	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	624 of 743	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	520 of 735	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	423 of 531	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	485 of 561	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	563 of 666	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	550 of 824	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.2	438 of 835	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	472 of 852	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.7	373 of 832	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.6	421 of 799	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.7	556 of 805	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.7	365 of 773	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.1	344 of 784	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.0	285 of 765	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.6	376 of 754	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.0	455 of 750	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.9	350 of 767	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.9	481 of 705	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	527 of 629	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	547 of 619	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	561 of 611	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	368 of 416	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	352 of 462	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	341 of 554	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	522 of 710	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	530 of 635	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	531 of 654	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	387 of 614	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	328 of 417	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	524 of 755	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	12.0	570 of 633	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	345 of 611	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	516 of 707	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	602 of 639	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	615 of 638	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	501 of 647	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	406 of 492	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	472 of 516	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	541 of 582	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	556 of 708	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)10th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-7 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing28%-27 vs state

Social Studies20%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Merrill High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Merrill High School	Public	9-12	555 W Alice St	Merrill	48637	Saginaw County	Merrill Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 643-7231	165	10	17.3	51.5%	151 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	21.1	575^th of 739 public high schools	22.2%		15.7	624^th of 743 public high schools	16.0%	49			28.0							28.0		20.0	$14,342	$1,644	$12,698
Hemlock Virtual	Public, Virtual	7-12	733 N Hemlock Rd	Hemlock	48626	Saginaw County	Hemlock Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 642-2338	54	1	37.2	48.1%	47 (87.0%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.4%)								(n/a)													$6,774	$682	$6,092
Hemlock High School	Public	9-12	733 N Hemlock Rd	Hemlock	48626	Saginaw County	Hemlock Public School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 642-5287	341	17	20.4	19.9%	309 (90.6%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	77.9	129^th of 739 public high schools	82.5%		88.4	67^th of 743 public high schools	91.0%	62			66.7	34.8						45.5		57.6	$13,932	$1,358	$12,575
Breckenridge MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	700 Wright St	Breckenridge	48615	Gratiot County	Breckenridge Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 842-3182	310	20	15.5	58.4%	281 (90.6%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	56.3	312^th of 739 public high schools	57.8%		66.9	197^th of 743 public high schools	73.5%	115	64.4	24.4	58.1	18.6	36.8	30.8	28.9	19.2	46.8	37.2	38.3	48.8	$13,716	$871	$12,845
Bullock Creek High School	Public	9-12	1420 S Badour Rd	Midland	48640	Midland County	Bullock Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 631-2340	462	25	18.1	24.0%	437 (94.6%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	80.3	108^th of 739 public high schools	85.4%		77.1	135^th of 743 public high schools	81.8%	27			63.8	40.4						44.7		60.6	$15,267	$1,125	$14,142
St Charles Community MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	881 W Walnut St	Saint Charles	48655	Saginaw County	St. Charles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 865-9991	315	18	17.1	58.1%	285 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	56.3	313^th of 739 public high schools	57.6%		68.5	189^th of 743 public high schools	74.6%	124	62.3	32.1	60.0	22.5		40.0		43.3	44.4	37.5	42.6	42.5	$15,029	$1,558	$13,471
Central Michigan Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	8201 N Croswell Rd	Saint Louis	48880	Gratiot County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(989) 681-4361	1	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St Louis Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	8585 N Croswell Rd	Saint Louis	48880	Gratiot County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(989) 681-6444	13	0		53.8%	5 (38.5%)	8 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education	Public	9-12	8400 Ohern Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 921-2471	29	0	96.6	89.7%	17 (58.6%)	3 (10.3%)	6 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.3%)								(n/a)													$4,964	$319	$4,645
Swan Valley High School	Public	9-12	8400 Ohern Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 921-2401	504	28	17.8	27.4%	378 (75.0%)	5 (1.0%)	93 (18.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	56.6	308^th of 739 public high schools	58.3%		57.9	283^rd of 743 public high schools	61.9%	25			64.8	31.3						28.9		39.1	$13,815	$366	$13,450

Frequently Asked Questions about Merrill High School

How many students attend Merrill High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Merrill High School.

Is Merrill High School a good school?

Merrill High School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Michigan high schools.

What district is Merrill High School in?

Merrill Community Schools

What schools feed into Merrill High School?

Merrill High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Merrill Elementary School
Middle : Merrill Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Merrill High School?

Students at Merrill High School are 92% White, 8% Hispanic.

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