📍 1601 Florence Dr, Albany, Dougherty County, 31707
Merry Acres Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Albany, Dougherty County. The school has 764 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dougherty County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merry Acres Middle School enrolls 764 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 3.1% White and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 699 | 91% |
| White | 24 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
764 of the school's 764 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 764 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merry Acres Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-20, state senate district 12, state house district 153.
Merry Acres Middle School is one of 22 schools in Dougherty County, based in Albany, Georgia. The district serves 12,910 students district-wide and employs 915 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 764 students, Merry Acres Middle School is larger than the district average of about 587 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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