📍 2539 Pleasant Ave, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, 55404
MERC is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The school has 64 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Minneapolis Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The four-year graduation rate is 34%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
MERC enrolls 64 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 39% Black or African American and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 7.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 4.7% |
| White | 2 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 64 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
MERC is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-50, state senate district 62.
MERC is one of 97 schools in Minneapolis Public School District, based in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The district serves 29,928 students district-wide and employs 1,902 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 64 students, MERC is smaller than the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large