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Merrillville Community School

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Merrillville Community School is located in northwest Indiana. Merrillville Community School has 49.02 square miles of land area and 0.04 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Merrillville Community School population is 47,934. Merrillville Community School median household income is $52,786 in 2010-2014. Merrillville Community School median house value is $137,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Merrillville Community School is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (259 out of 289, bottom 10%) Elementary/Middle School: (266 out of 289, bottom 8%)* Rank: #265
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	47,934 (2010-2014), rank #32
Population Growth	14.11% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	977.11/sq mi, rank #43
Median Household Income:	$52,786 at 2010-2014—1.40% increase since 2005-2009, rank #99
Median House Price:	$137,000 at 2010-2014—-1.72% increase since 2005-2009, rank #76
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	49.02 sq mi, rank #224
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.08%), rank #262
State:	Indiana
County:	Lake County
City:	Crown Point, Hobart, Merrillville
Zip:	46307, 46342, 46410
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Merrillville Community School Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

6701 Delaware St

Merrillville IN, 46410, Lake County

Phone: 219-650-5300

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	6,756	6,858	6,900	7,052	6,983	7,021	7,074
English Language Learner Students:	198	203	207	186	203	200	187
Total Teachers:	361.60	367.60	387.15	344.00	349.00	342.00	341.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	26.13	27.35	26.58	17.00	18.00	19.00	21.00
Elementary:	159.67	163.85	230.60	154.00	165.00	159.00	156.00
Secondary:	175.80	176.40	129.97	173.00	166.00	164.00	164.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	439.25	450.39	454.00	316.00	361.00	355.00	342.00
Instructional Aides:	83.26	82.79	88.00	NA	93.00	87.00	73.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	13.00	12.00	13.00	14.00	12.00	6.00	6.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	11.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	10.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	10.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
District Administrators:	1.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
District Administrative Support:	5.00	6.00	7.00	6.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrators:	20.00	21.00	19.00	18.00	18.00	16.00	17.00
School Administrative Support:	43.81	44.62	45.00	44.00	43.00	40.00	39.00
Student Support Services:	45.90	53.53	54.00	NA	5.00	6.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	206.28	204.45	201.00	206.00	163.00	174.00	175.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.68	18.66	17.82	20.50	20.01	20.53	20.74

Schools

Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	5901 Waite St, Merrillville IN 46410
Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	407 West 61st Ave, Merrillville IN 46410
Homer Iddings Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	7249 Vanburen St, Merrillville IN 46410
John Wood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	6100 East 73rd Ave, Merrillville IN 46410
Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	3001 West 77th Ave, Merrillville IN 46410
Merrillville High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	276 East 68th Place, Merrillville IN 46410
Merrillville Intermediate School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	1400 West 61st Ave, Merrillville IN 46410
Pierce Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	199 East 70th Place, Merrillville IN 46410

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.7%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	28%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	40.4%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	36.7%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	46%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	68.3%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	70.6%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	67%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	65%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	57%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	62%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	60%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	61%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	60%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	53%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	59%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.3%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.2%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	72%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	68%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79.8%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81.7%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69.1%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	61%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	66%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	63.5%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68.3%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	62%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	68%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	70%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	73%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	60%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	62%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	77.5%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.8%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	57%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	60%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	67.1%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	66%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	69%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	66%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	65%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	65%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	67%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	73%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	69.7%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78.9%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	59%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.6%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.4%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	44%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	45%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	50.9%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	56.7%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	70%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	66%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	61%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	69%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	61%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	71.8%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	47%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	56%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	56.6%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	63.7%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	72%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	66%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	67%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	63%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	54%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	63%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	66.9%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68.4%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.4%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.3%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	69%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	64%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	59%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	60%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	64%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	55%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	51%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$119,388,000	$17,303		$79,843,000	$11,322		$111,096,000	$15,909
Federal:	$6,292,000	$912	5.3%	$4,070,000	$577	5.1%	$5,739,000	$822	5.2%
State:	$51,367,000	$7,444	43.0%	$47,588,000	$6,748	59.6%	$46,110,000	$6,603	41.5%
Local:	$61,729,000	$8,946	51.7%	$28,185,000	$3,997	35.3%	$59,247,000	$8,484	53.3%
Total Expenditures:	$72,541,000	$10,513		$64,959,000	$9,211		$67,708,000	$9,696
Total Current Expenditures:	$62,675,000	$9,083		$54,597,000	$7,742		$57,672,000	$8,259
Instructional Expenditures:	$35,434,000	$5,135	56.5%	$30,961,000	$4,390	56.7%	$32,329,000	$4,630	56.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,998,000	$724	8.0%	$4,001,000	$567	7.3%	$4,240,000	$607	7.4%
Administration:	$6,066,000	$879	9.7%	$5,443,000	$772	10.0%	$6,295,000	$901	10.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$16,177,000	$2,344	25.8%	$14,192,000	$2,012	26.0%	$14,808,000	$2,121	25.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,676,000	$678		$4,475,000	$635		$5,283,000	$757
Construction:	$382,000	$55		$290,000	$41		$2,223,000	$318
Total Other:	$1,155,000	$167		$1,151,000	$163		$1,288,000	$184
Interest on Debt:	$474,000	$69		$606,000	$86		$657,000	$94

Total Salary:	$36,503,000	$5,290		$34,271,000	$4,860		$34,171,000	$4,893
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$22,717,000	$3,292	62.2%	$20,990,000	$2,976	61.2%	$21,110,000	$3,023	61.8%
Other Salary:	$13,786,000	$1,998	37.8%	$13,281,000	$1,883	38.8%	$13,061,000	$1,870	38.2%
Total Benefit:	$20,262,000	$2,937		$15,420,000	$2,187		$17,790,000	$2,548
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$12,215,000	$1,770	60.3%	$9,230,000	$1,309	59.9%	$10,609,000	$1,519	59.6%
Other Benefit:	$8,047,000	$1,166	39.7%	$6,190,000	$878	40.1%	$7,181,000	$1,028	40.4%

* Merrillville Community School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.