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Elementary School
Merrydale Elementary School
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
242
Teachers (FTE)
18.2
Student-Teacher Ratio
13.3:1
FRPL Eligible
227
(93.8%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 227 of 242 (93.8%)
Free Lunch: 218 (90.1%)
Reduced-Price: 9 (3.7%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 15 (6.2%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
242
Students
| Black or African American | 233 | 96.3% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 5 | 2.1% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 2 | 0.8% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.4% | |
| White | 1 | 0.4% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
242
Students
| Grade 1 | 33 | 13.6% | |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16.9% | |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 17.8% | |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 12.8% | |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16.9% | |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 16.5% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 13 | 5.4% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
53.3%
Male Students
129
F
46.7%
Female Students
113