Merrill Area School District
Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Displayed below are the facts and figures for the Merrill Area School District collected for the year 2012.

This school district oversees the following schools:

District Facts

Fall Enrollment 2,971 pupils
State Wisconsin
County Lincoln County
Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Merrill, WI
Combined Statistical Area (CSA) Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Total Revenue

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue $37,956
Total Revenue from Federal Sources $3,990
Compensatory (Title I) $436
Children with disabilities $604
Child Nutrition Act $648
All other federal aid $2,302
Total Revenue from State Sources $21,578
General formula assistance $18,849
Special education programs $1,141
Transportation programs $173
All other state revenue $1,415
Total Revenue from Local Sources $12,388
All taxes $10,869
Property taxes $10,869
Parent government contributions $0
Revenue from cities and counties $18
Revenue from other school systems $337
Charges $720
Other local revenues $444

Total Expenditure

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Expenditure $35,793
Total Current Spending $33,915
Total salaries and wages $17,421
Total employee benefit payments $9,051
Total Current Spending for Instruction $19,879
Salaries and wages for instruction $12,239
Employee benefits for instruction $6,647
Total Current Spending for Support Services $12,375
Pupil support $1,308
Instructional staff support $1,357
General administration $1,347
School administration $1,766
Other and nonspecified $6,597
Other Current Spending $1,661
Total Capital Outlay Expenditure $437
Payments to Other Governments $883
Interest on School System Indebtedness $558
Long-term debt outstanding at end of the fiscal year $11,600
Long-term debt issued during the fiscal year $3,765
Long-term debt retired during the fiscal year $5,585

Total Revenue (percent)

Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue 100.0%
Total Revenue from Federal Sources 10.5%
Compensatory (Title I) 1.1%
Total Revenue from State Sources 56.9%
General formula assistance 49.7%
Total Revenue from Local Sources 32.6%
Taxes and parent government contributions 28.6%
Revenue from other local governments 0.9%
Charges 1.9%

Total Spending (per pupil)

Total Elementary-Secondary Spending (per pupil) $11,367
Per-pupil salaries and wages $5,864
Per-pupil employee benefit payments $3,046
Per-pupil Current Spending for Instruction $6,691
Salaries and wages $4,119
Employee benefits $2,237
Per-pupil Current Spending for Support Services $4,119
Pupil support $440
Instructional staff support $457
General administration $453
School administration $594