Merrill Road Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Jacksonville, Florida

Merrill Road Elementary School in Jacksonville, Florida enrolled 363 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 15.1 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%

419 students in 2022-23, 412 students in 2023-24, 363 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 24.0.

Students enrolled at Merrill Road Elementary School by school year2022-23: 419, 2023-24: 412, 2024-25: 36302004006002022-234192023-244122024-25363
Students enrolled at Merrill Road Elementary School by school year2022-23: 419, 2023-24: 412, 2024-25: 36302004006002022-234192023-244122024-25363
Students enrolled at Merrill Road Elementary School by school year2022-23: 419, 2023-24: 412, 2024-25: 36302004006002022-234192023-244122024-25363
Students enrolled at Merrill Road Elementary School by school year2022-23: 419, 2023-24: 412, 2024-25: 36302004006002022-234192023-244122024-25363
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341931.013.5
2023-2441227.015.3
2024-2536324.015.1

15.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 of every 100 Florida elementary schools

Among the 2,136 Florida elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 15.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 15.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 15.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 15.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 400 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Merrill Road Elementary School enrolled 400 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 400 of the 400 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions29
  • Chronically absent46.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.4% of students were Black, 19.8% Hispanic, 16.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black50.4%
  2. Hispanic19.8%
  3. White16.5%
  4. Two or more races11.6%
  5. Asian1.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Jacksonville

117 public elementary schools in Jacksonville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Duval Charter at Baymeadows1,39918.947.3%
Westview K-81,22117.058.2%
New Berlin Elementary School1,11818.635.5%
Duval Charter School at Coastal1,08220.457.5%
Chet's Creek Elementary School1,07917.427.9%
Global Outreach Charter Academy1,06818.757.6%
Duval Charter School at Southside1,06420.950.3%
Mandarin Oaks Elementary School1,06117.727.1%

All public schools in Jacksonville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Merrill Road Elementary School

  1. Don Brewer Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 286 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Global Outreach Charter AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 1,068 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Merrill Road Elementary School with Don Brewer Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Duval County Public Schools spends per student$11,670 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,670
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaMerrill Road Elementary School is the number 1,846 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,846 of 2,193
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.15.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Merrill Road Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Merrill Road Elementary School?
    363 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 419 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jacksonville, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Merrill Road Elementary School?
    15.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Merrill Road Elementary School a Title I school?
    Merrill Road Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Merrill Road Elementary School in?
    Duval County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120048000752 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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