Merrillville High School

Regular School · Merrillville, IN

Merrillville High School is a regular school school in Merrillville, Indiana, serving grades 09–12 with 2,115 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

2,115

Teachers (FTE)

138.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	1,476	70%
Hispanic/Latino	386	18%
White	125	6%
Two or more races	109	5%
Asian	15	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	2,115	1,014M / 1,101F

English Language Learners: 33 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	19.0% -18pp	37.0%	500
Reading Proficiency	55.0% +12.8pp	42.2%	493
Science Proficiency	26.0%	—	246
4-Year Graduation Rate	91.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (7)

96 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

194 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

546

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

207

9.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

644

30.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	2,115	100%

Contact & Location

276 E 68th Pl

Merrillville, IN 46410

Phone: (219)650-5307

District

Merrillville Community School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,286

District enrollment: 6,004

Other Schools in District

Edgar L Miller Elementary School Elementary
Henry P Fieler Elementary School Elementary
Homer Iddings Elementary School Elementary
John Wood Elementary School Elementary
Jonas E Salk Elementary School Elementary
Merrillville Intermediate School Middle
Pierce Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46410) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180969001586

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD