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Merrick Educational Center

(305) 460-2909

Physical Address:
39 Zamora Ave
Coral Gables, FL  33134
Mailing Address:
39 Zamora Ave
Coral Gables, FL  33134

School Information

District:
Dade
Type:
Public (Special education school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Miami-dade County
Level:
Other
Grade Span:
PK - 12
Number of Students:
393

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Merrick Educational Center

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 65.90% 59.32% 24.35%
Black 20.61% 32.18% 28.17%
White 12.47% 8.60% 43.53%
Asian/Pacific 0.76% 1.38% 2.56%
Others 0.25% 0% 0%
American Indian 0% 0.23% 0.60%

Genders in Merrick Educational Center

This School County Average State Average
Male 56.49% 48.36% 47.92%
Female 43.51% 51.64% 52.08%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Merrick Educational Center

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 249 241 259
Black 102 77 81
White 44 37 49
Asian/Pacific 4 2 3
Others 3 3 1
American Indian 0 0 0
Total 402 360 393

Enrollment by Gender for Merrick Educational Center

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 224 215 222
Female 178 145 171
Total 402 360 393

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Merrick Educational Center

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 402 360 393
# Eligible for free lunch 134 (33%) 140 (39%) 174 (44%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 11 (3%) 9 (3%) 14 (4%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 145 (36%) 149 (41%) 188 (48%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Merrick Educational Center

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 402 360 393
Fulltime teachers 63.0 54.7 58.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 6.40 6.60 6.72
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.28 16.08 16.53