📍 360 School St, Merrimac, Sauk County, 53561
Merrimac Community is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Merrimac, Sauk County. The school has 136 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sauk Prairie School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Merrimac Community enrolls 136 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 130 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
44 of the school's 136 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 27 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Merrimac Community is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-20, state senate district 27, state house district 81.
Merrimac Community is one of 6 schools in Sauk Prairie School District, based in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. The district serves 2,658 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 136 students, Merrimac Community is smaller than the district average of about 443 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant