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Merrill Area School District
A public school district in Merrill, Wisconsin, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,686
- Students enrolled
- 174.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 362
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,547
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,686 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,611th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 76th of 448 in Wisconsin. Larger than 79% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,547 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 31% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Merrill Area School District spent $13,948 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,305 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $13,948 | $39.0 million | 2,798 |
| FY2023 | $13,547 | $39.4 million | 2,907 |
| FY2022 | $13,642 | $41.7 million | 3,056 |
| FY2021 | $12,350 | $41.0 million | 3,318 |
| FY2020 | $12,147 | $39.3 million | 3,233 |
| FY2019 | $11,680 | $38.4 million | 3,291 |
| FY2018 | $11,298 | $37.2 million | 3,296 |
| FY2017 | $10,833 | $35.9 million | 3,314 |
| FY2016 | $10,287 | $34.2 million | 3,321 |
| FY2015 | $9,909 | $34.0 million | 3,431 |
| FY2014 | $9,705 | $34.1 million | 3,515 |
| FY2013 | $10,096 | $33.6 million | 3,330 |
| FY2012 | $11,367 | $33.8 million | 2,971 |
| FY2011 | $11,604 | $35.6 million | 3,070 |
| FY2010 | $11,218 | $33.4 million | 2,978 |
| FY2009 | $10,488 | $32.3 million | 3,084 |
| FY2008 | $10,118 | $31.5 million | 3,110 |
| FY2007 | $10,179 | $31.7 million | 3,110 |
| FY2006 | $9,494 | $30.3 million | 3,187 |
| FY2005 | $9,305 | $30.2 million | 3,241 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.1 million | 13.4% |
| State | $23.4 million | 51.9% |
| Local | $15.6 million | 34.7% |
| Total | $45.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bridges Virtual Academy | 674 |
| Kate Goodrich Elementary | 337 |
| Merrill Adult Diploma Academy | 31 |
| Merrill High | 756 |
| Pine River School for Young Learners (PRSYL) | 124 |
| Prairie River Middle | 507 |
| Washington Elementary | 257 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5509210
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Wisconsin — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Wisconsin — A to Z, each with its page.
- Wisconsin on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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