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MERIT Academy

PublicSpecial educationGrades 9–12
El Cajon, California · Grossmont Union High
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students64
Student:Teacher64.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch88%
Title INo
MERIT Academy
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsPerformanceAttendanceOutcomesDisciplineWorkforceFinanceInclusionProgramsDistrictTrendsSimilarNearbyCalendarParent Info
District Per-Pupil Revenue
FY2022
$22,683,832
↑ 6.0%vs prior yrUS avg $15,633
THIS SCHOOL — Total PPE (ESSA)
2023-24
$42,491
↑ 48%vs prior yrUS avg $15,633
ESSA — Federal Share
2023-24
$3,516
↑ 24%vs prior yr
ESSA — State + Local
2023-24
$38,975
↑ 51%vs prior yr
Student Enrollment
FY2022
17,108
→ 0.7%vs prior yr
District Federal Share
FY2022
12%
US avg ~8%
District State Share
FY2022
39%
US avg ~47%
Instructional / Pupil (District)
FY2022
$10,073,708
↑ 13%vs prior yr

School-level spending — 2023-24 (ESSA)

This school spent $42,491 per student (64 enrolled)— $38,975 from state & local sources, $3,516 from federal. ESSA requires states to publish per-school PPE annually — more precise than district averages.

District spending trend ↓

Per-Pupil Revenue — FY2018–2022

$0$10,000,000$20,000,000$30,000,000$19,628,162$18,798,976$21,409,861$21,409,861$22,683,83220182019202020212022Grossmont Union HighUS avg $15,633

District finance from US Census F-33. School-level PPE from state ESSA filings.