Horace Mann Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 635 students
Prairie River Middle
106 N Polk St, Merrill, WI 54452
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
507
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Merrill Area School District
Lincoln County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 378 Wisconsin middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Wisconsin middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Prairie River Middle
Prairie River Middle is a public middle school in Merrill, Wisconsin, serving grades 5–8. It is part of Merrill Area School District. The school is located in a town in Lincoln County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 507 students were enrolled, with about 13.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Wisconsin middle school (12.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 378 Wisconsin middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 507 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Merrill Area School District
- County
- Lincoln County
- NCES school ID
- 550921001506
Schools near Prairie River Middle
All 11 schools in Merrill →
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Tomahawk Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 259 students
D C Everest Middle
Public · Grades 6–7 · 844 students
Edgar Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 120 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.