High Schools in Merrill Area School District

The Merrill Area School District in Wisconsin is home to two high schools: Merrill High, a traditional public high school serving grades 9-12, and Merrill Adult Diploma Academy, a public charter high school serving grades 10-12. While the schools share similar 4-year graduation rates and dropout rates, they differ in size, student population, and academic performance.

Merrill High has a significantly larger student enrollment of 795 students, compared to Merrill Adult Diploma Academy's 25 students. Merrill Adult Diploma Academy has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (44%) than Merrill High (36.35%), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Academically, Merrill High has proficiency rates on the Forward Exam and ACT tests that are generally lower than the district and state averages, except for mathematics, where they perform slightly better. Merrill Adult Diploma Academy does not have any reported test score data, likely due to its smaller size and specialized program. The Merrill Area School District as a whole is ranked 236 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating average performance compared to other districts in the state.