📍 4000 W 9th St, Duluth, St. Louis County, 55807
Merritt Creek Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Duluth, St. Louis County. The school has 78 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Duluth Public School District school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.4:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merritt Creek Academy enrolls 78 students across grades K–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 9% Two or more races and 6.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 62 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
75 of the school's 78 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 73 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merritt Creek Academy 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 MN-80, state senate district 7.
Merritt Creek Academy is one of 28 schools in DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DULUTH, Minnesota. The district serves 8,723 students district-wide and employs 544 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 78 students, Merritt Creek Academy is smaller than the district average of about 312 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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