MERC Extended
MINNEAPOLIS · MN · Minneapolis Public School District · Public
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MERC → Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities → Downtown Campus → Hope Academy → Wellstone International High → Wellstone International High - SWS → Loring-Nicollet High → Loring-Nicollet High Extended →📋 At a glance
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- Academic signals not yet ingested for this school
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How MERC Extended compares for families
What families should know about MERC Extended.
- ▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: MERC, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities, Downtown Campus and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +5.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 7 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERC MINNEAPOLIS |
Public | 0.0 | 60 | +20.0% |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities Minneapolis |
Private | 0.7 | 482 | +25.2% |
| Downtown Campus MINNEAPOLIS |
Public · charter | 0.8 | 87 | -13.0% |
| Hope Academy Minneapolis |
Private | 1.0 | 587 | +19.8% |
| Wellstone International High MINNEAPOLIS |
Public | 1.1 | 166 | +27.7% |
| Wellstone International High - SWS MINNEAPOLIS |
Public | 1.1 | 39 | — |
| Loring-Nicollet High MINNEAPOLIS |
Public | 1.2 | 57 | — |
| Loring-Nicollet High Extended MINNEAPOLIS |
Public | 1.2 | 2 | — |