📍 205 W. Olive Ave., Merced, Merced County, 95348
Merced High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Merced, Merced County. The school has 1,894 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marcus Knott. It is part of the Merced Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 84.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
Merced High enrolls 1,894 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 84.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 8.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,237 | 66% |
| White | 265 | 14% |
| Asian | 153 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 145 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,433 of the school's 1,894 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merced High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Merced High is one of 9 schools in Merced Union High, based in Atwater, California. The district serves 11,062 students district-wide and employs 539 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,894 students, Merced High is larger than the district average of about 1,229 students per school.