Public schools in Merrick, NY
Merrick has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,702 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Merrick School District runs 3 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Merrick's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Merrick | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrick School District | 3 | 1,664 | $31,350 |
| Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District | 2 | 5,243 | $31,191 |
| North Merrick Union Free School District | 2 | 1,214 | $30,006 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Merrick, 2,067 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford H Calhoun High School | 1,219 | 9.8 | 18.2% | Bellmore-Merrick Central High |
| Merrick Avenue Middle School | 848 | 11.2 | 11.1% | Bellmore-Merrick Central High |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Merrick, 2,635 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman J Levy Lakeside School | 644 | 10.8 | 6.4% | Merrick |
| Birch School | 588 | 10.6 | 6.1% | Merrick |
| Camp Avenue School | 491 | 18.4 | 7.9% | North Merrick Union Free |
| Old Mill Road School | 461 | 15.0 | 10.2% | North Merrick Union Free |
| Chatterton School | 451 | 9.7 | 8.4% | Merrick |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Merrick's public schools compare with New York's
The median Merrick school has 10.8 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New York median of 11.1. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 588 students (state 428).
| Merrick | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 10.8 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 588 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Merrick schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Merrick
- Merrick School DistrictRuns 3 of Merrick's 7 public schools and spent $31,350 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$31,350
- Sanford H Calhoun High School, the largest high school in Merrick1,219 students in 2024-25, 9.8 per teacher.1,219
- Compare Merrick School District with Bellmore-Merrick Central High School DistrictMerrick's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Merrick addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Merrick
How many public schools are in Merrick, NY?
7 public schools with an address in Merrick were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,702 students.What is the largest high school in Merrick?
Sanford H Calhoun High School, with 1,219 students in 2024-25 (Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District).Which districts run Merrick's schools?
Merrick School District (3 schools), Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District (2 schools), North Merrick Union Free School District (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25