Merino Junior Senior High School

School District No. Re-4 Buffalo
315 LEE
MERINO, CO 80741
155 Students
High School 7th - 12th
School Overview
Merino Junior Senior High School, located in Merino, Colorado, serves as the central secondary education hub for the Merino School District. As a combined junior and senior high school, it offers a small-town educational environment that supports students from middle school through their final years of high school. The school is deeply integrated into the local community, emphasizing a personalized approach to learning that takes advantage of smaller class sizes to foster strong relationships between students and faculty.

The institution focuses on providing a comprehensive academic curriculum alongside extracurricular opportunities typical of rural Colorado schools. By bridging the junior high and high school years under one roof, the school promotes a consistent academic trajectory and a tight-knit campus culture. For current information regarding academic calendars, athletic schedules, and administrative policies, the school directs parents and community members to their official district website.
155
Total Students
9.2
Full-Time Teachers
16.8
Student/Teacher Ratio
32.3%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    134 (86.5%)
  • Hispanic
    17 (11.0%)
  • Two or More
    2 (1.3%)
  • Black
    1 (0.6%)
  • Asian
    1 (0.6%)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: High School
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status: No
District: School District No. Re-4 Buffalo
Phone: (970)522-7424
Website: http://merino-sd.schoolfusion.us
Grade Range: 7th - 12th
Total Students: 155
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 9.2
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 16.8
NSLP Participation:1 Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch: 45
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 5

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Grade 7 27
Grade 8 27
Grade 9 29
Grade 10 27
Grade 11 21
Grade 12 24
Gender Ratio