Merrillville Community School Corp
Merrillville Community School Corp is a public school district in Indiana serving 6,004 students across 8 schools. It includes 5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high schools. Its graduation rate of 91.0% is above the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $15,482 is near the national average for a US public school district. 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting significant economic need in the community.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Edgar L Miller Elementary School | PK–04 | 351 |
| Henry P Fieler Elementary School | PK–04 | 447 |
| Homer Iddings Elementary School | PK–04 | 488 |
| John Wood Elementary School | PK–04 | 315 |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School | PK–04 | 587 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Merrillville Intermediate School | 05–06 | 855 |
| Pierce Middle School | 07–08 | 919 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Merrillville High School | 09–12 | 2,042 |
State funding accounts for 55% of the budget — this district relies more on state aid than local tax revenue.
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.