📍 106 N Polk St, Merrill, Lincoln County, 54452
Prairie River Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Merrill, Lincoln County. The school has 593 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Merrill Area School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie River Middle enrolls 593 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.2% Two or more races and 3.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 531 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
247 of the school's 593 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 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.
Prairie River Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 WI-70, state senate district 12, state house district 35.
Prairie River Middle is one of 7 schools in Merrill Area School District, based in Merrill, Wisconsin. The district serves 2,686 students district-wide and employs 197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 593 students, Prairie River Middle is larger than the district average of about 384 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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