City: Merced, CA
Address: 205 W Olive Ave.
District: Merced Union High
School Enrollment: 2528
White students: 29.5%
Black students: 7.2%
Hispanic students: 41.0%
Asian students: 21.5%
Native American students: 0.4%
Filipino students: 0.5%
Pacific Islander students: 0.0%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.0%
White students: 745
Black students: 182
Native American students: 9
Filipino students: 12
Hispanic students: 1036
Pacific Islander students: 0
Multi-racial/other students: 0
Dropout rate: 1.1%
Average class size other: 16.00
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 14.3%
AP percentage of students tested: 98%
AP base score: 593
AP statewide rank: 4
AP similar schools rank: 2
Total number of teachers: 106
Teachers with full credentials: 86
Teachers with emergency credentials: 22
Teachers with waivers: 4
Councelors: 4
Librarians: 1
Psychologists: 1
Resource specialists (non-teaching): 2
Other staff: 2
API English courses: 1
API English enrollment: 25
API foreign language courses: 1
API foreign language enrollment: 29
API math courses: 2
API math enrollment: 75
API science courses: 1
API science enrollment: 35
API social science courses: 2
API social science enrollment: 100
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 651
10th grade enrollment : 631
11th grade enrollment : 648
12th grade enrollment : 598
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 0
Statistics about Merced High in Merced, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 598
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 28.93%
Average verbal SAT score: 469
Average math SAT score: 493
Beginning teacher salary: $35657
Mid-range teacher salary: $52944
Highest teacher salary: $67737
Average principal salary (secondary): $95542
Superintendent salary: $165802
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 42.13%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 6.91%
Dollars spent per student: $6082