Other / mixed grade configuration · Merryville, LA

Merryville High School

Federal NCES profile for Merryville High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220018000086
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👥 S:T ratio
43
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
53
📋 Attendance
52
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Merryville High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of Louisiana schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
14.2:1
small classes for Louisiana
64.1%
free-lunch eligible
470
students enrolled

Merryville High School has class sizes smaller than 72% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

Merryville, LA 70653
District: Beauregard Parish · Louisiana

NCES ID 220018000086 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-28 students YoY

Merryville High School shrank from 524 students in 2022-23 to 496 in 2023-24 (-5.3%).

Teacher FTE added 33.3 → 40.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-28 students YoY 220018000086 · Merryville, LA Other · SMALL · TRAD

470 enr · 14.2:1 · 64.1% lunch · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: South Beauregard High School (775 students)

Merryville High School shrank from 524 students in 2022-23 to 496 in 2023-24 (-5.3%). Teacher FTE added 33.3 → 40.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Louisiana schools → · Find another →

Merryville High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Merryville High School reports 470 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Merryville High School compares

Merryville High School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.2:1 ▼ 15% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 64.1% ▲ 3% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 470 top 44% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.2:1
Leaner classes than 55% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
470
Bigger than 58% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
64.1%
free-lunch eligible - 3% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
14.2:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 28% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
19.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$12,372
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,812
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 235 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
59
in-school suspensions + 28 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 18.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 85.3%
Two or More 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino 4.9%
African American 4.7%

Largest group: White at 85.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.5, Merryville High School is less mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

District finance for Beauregard Parish reports $12,372 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Merryville High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
South Beauregard High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
South Beauregard Elementary School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Deridder High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
East Beauregard Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
East Beauregard High School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Merryville High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Beauregard Parish · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~470 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Merryville High School

How many students attend Merryville High School?

Merryville High School has 470 students enrolled. It is a public school in Merryville, LA. CCD year-over-year: 524 (2022-23) → 496 (2023-24), down 28.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Merryville High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Merryville High School is 14.2:1, which is 15% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 10% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Merryville High School?

64.1% of students at Merryville High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Merryville High School?

The largest demographic group at Merryville High School is White at 85.3% of enrollment, in Merryville, LA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Merryville High School?

Merryville High School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Beauregard Parish?

Besides Merryville High School, Beauregard Parish also operates South Beauregard High School (775 students), South Beauregard Elementary School (644 students), and Deridder High School (621 students). See the Beauregard Parish district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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