Merit Academy
WOODLAND PARK · CO · Woodland Park School District No. Re-2 · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Most similar nearby schools
Aspen Valley High School → Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind → Career Readiness Academy → Ascend College Prep → Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School → Eastlake High School of Colorado Springs → Discovery High School → Monument Charter Academy Secondary School →How Merit Academy compares for families
What families should know about Merit Academy.
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Aspen Valley High School, Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, Career Readiness Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Colorado Boulder
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,346/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +30.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 452 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $13,908 per student in district revenue, the 1,249 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $17,371,092/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Valley High School COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public | 14.4 | 90 | -4.3% |
| Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public | 17.7 | 78 | +14.7% |
| Career Readiness Academy COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public | 21.1 | 67 | — |
| Ascend College Prep COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public | 14.1 | 109 | — |
| Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School CRIPPLE CREEK |
Public | 19.2 | 96 | -15.0% |
| Eastlake High School of Colorado Springs COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 18.7 | 104 | +8.3% |
| Discovery High School COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public | 24.3 | 83 | +53.7% |
| Monument Charter Academy Secondary School COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 16.3 | 133 | +87.3% |