Summary:
The Merrill Area School District in Wisconsin is home to two high schools: Merrill High and Merrill Adult Diploma Academy. While Merrill High is the larger of the two with 803 students, Merrill Adult Diploma Academy is a smaller public charter high school with only 26 students.
Merrill High stands out with a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 96.5% and a low dropout rate of 0.3%. However, the school faces challenges with a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 24.0%. Academically, Merrill High performs better in social studies compared to the district and state averages, but its English language arts and math proficiency rates lag behind.
In contrast, Merrill Adult Diploma Academy struggles with a lower 4-year graduation rate of 66.6% and a higher dropout rate of 18.1%. Chronic absenteeism is a significant issue, with 73.1% of students chronically absent. The school also has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (42.31%) compared to Merrill High (33.87%), and a higher student-teacher ratio of 26, which may contribute to the lower academic performance and higher absenteeism.
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