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Merrillville High Sch

(219) 650-5307

Physical Address:
276 East 68th Place
Merrillville, IN  46410
Mailing Address:
276 E 68th PL
Merrillville, IN  46410

School Information

District:
Merrillville Community School
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Lake County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
2288

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Merrillville High Sch

This School County Average State Average
Black 59.31% 32.76% 13.86%
White 22.16% 41.87% 76.17%
Hispanic 10.23% 19.47% 7.07%
Others 7.21% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 0.96% 1.50% 1.68%
American Indian 0.13% 0.57% 0.49%

Genders in Merrillville High Sch

This School County Average State Average
Female 53.28% 52.19% 51.8%
Male 46.72% 47.81% 48.20%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Merrillville High Sch

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 1188 1259 1357
White 691 563 507
Hispanic 238 233 234
Others 175 161 165
Asian/Pacific 20 20 22
American Indian 4 5 3
Total 2316 2241 2288

Enrollment by Gender for Merrillville High Sch

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 1224 1188 1219
Male 1092 1053 1069
Total 2316 2241 2288

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Merrillville High Sch

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2316 2241 2288
# Eligible for free lunch 538 (23%) 593 (26%) 699 (31%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 203 (9%) 219 (10%) 225 (10%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 741 (32%) 812 (36%) 924 (40%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Merrillville High Sch

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2316 2241 2288
Fulltime teachers 110.5 108.8 113.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 21.00 20.60 20.25
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 18.52 19.21 19.08