Merritt Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Niles, Michigan
Merritt Elementary School in Niles, Michigan enrolled 304 students in 2024-25 with 21.6 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Michigan 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
304 students in 2022-23, 320 students in 2023-24, 304 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 21.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 304 | 20.0 | 15.2 |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 20.8 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 304 | 21.6 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan 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.
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 582 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Merritt Elementary School enrolled 291 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 582 of the 291 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent26.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.3% of students were White, 9.9% of two or more races, 8.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White77.3%
- Two or more races9.9%
- Hispanic8.2%
- Black3.0%
- American Indian1.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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.
What to look at next about Merritt Elementary School
- Brandywine Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 379 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Ballard Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 516 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
- Compare Merritt Elementary School with Brandywine Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Brandywine Community Schools spends per student$13,432 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,432
- The largest public schools in MichiganMerritt Elementary School is the number 1,071 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,071 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.14.1:1
- 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 Merritt Elementary School
How many students attend Merritt Elementary School?
304 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 304 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Niles, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Merritt Elementary School?
14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Merritt Elementary School a Title I school?
Merritt Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Merritt Elementary School in?
Brandywine Community Schools, NCES district ID 2606600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260660000470 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.