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Merry Acres Middle School

(229) 431-3338

Physical Address:
1601 Florence DR
Albany, GA  31707
Mailing Address:
1601 Florence DR
Albany, GA  31707

School Information

District:
Dougherty County
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Dougherty County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
6 - 8
Number of Students:
767

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Merry Acres Middle School

This School County Average State Average
Black 82.01% 87.27% 40.51%
White 13.56% 9.50% 45.23%
Others 2.48% 2.04% 3.66%
Asian/Pacific 1.30% 0.99% 2.97%
Hispanic 0.52% 2.15% 11.09%
American Indian 0.13% 0.25% 0.40%

Genders in Merry Acres Middle School

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.19% 50.66% 51.55%
Female 46.81% 49.34% 48.45%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Merry Acres Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 668 625 629
White 109 101 104
Others 6 7 19
Asian/Pacific 13 13 10
Hispanic 3 7 4
American Indian 0 0 1
Total 799 753 767

Enrollment by Gender for Merry Acres Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 406 403 408
Female 393 350 359
Total 799 753 767

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Merry Acres Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 799 753 767
# Eligible for free lunch 479 (60%) 472 (63%) 481 (63%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 84 (11%) 78 (10%) 77 (10%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 563 (70%) 550 (73%) 558 (73%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Merry Acres Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 799 753 767
Fulltime teachers 61.6 54.1 50.6
Student/Teacher Ratio 13.00 13.90 15.16
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.59 15.64 16.54