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Merit Academy

WOODLAND PARK · CO · Woodland Park School District No. Re-2 · Public charter · K-12 combined

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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Merit Academy compares for families

What families should know about Merit Academy.

  • LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Woodland Park High School, Air Academy High School, Education reEnvisioned School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context

Mixed-income school

Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)

27.0%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.

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 went from 266 in 2022 to 452 in 2024 — over 2 years.
+69.9%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +30.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 452 students:

2025
589
2027
1,001
2029
1,701

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $13,908 per student in district revenue, the 1,249 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $17,371,092/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Woodland Park High School
WOODLAND PARK
Public 1.0 490 -18.3%
Air Academy High School
USAF ACADEMY
Public 11.2 1,380 +2.1%
Education reEnvisioned School
MONUMENT
Public 11.4 2
Lewis-Palmer High School
MONUMENT
Public 11.5 1,144 -0.6%
Palmer Ridge High School
MONUMENT
Public 12.3 1,066 -11.6%
The Classical Academy High School
COLORADO SPRINGS
Public · charter 12.5 616 +11.6%
Manitou Springs High School
MANITOU SPRINGS
Public 13.1 367 -21.1%
Discovery Canyon Campus High School
COLORADO SPRINGS
Public 13.6 1,021 -9.1%

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