📍 8659 Unity Drive, Mountain Iron, St. Louis County, 55768
Merritt Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mountain Iron, St. Louis County. The school has 350 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mountain Iron-Buhl School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merritt Elementary enrolls 350 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 10% Two or more races and 3.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 297 | 85% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
180 of the school's 350 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 qualify for free lunch and 39 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 Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 MN-80, state senate district 6.
Merritt Elementary is one of 2 schools in MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MOUNTAIN IRON, Minnesota. The district serves 637 students district-wide and employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 350 students, Merritt Elementary is close to the district average of about 319 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote