📍 100 Mustang Way, Merritt Island, Brevard County, 32953
Merritt Island High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Merritt Island, Brevard County. The school has 1,546 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brevard school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Merritt Island High School enrolls 1,546 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,106 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 123 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 32 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 1,546 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 479 qualify for free lunch and 61 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merritt Island High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-80, state senate district 14, state house district 51.
Merritt Island High School is one of 111 schools in BREVARD, based in VIERA, Florida. The district serves 71,198 students district-wide and employs 4,386 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,546 students, Merritt Island High School is larger than the district average of about 641 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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