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Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
212:1
Student Diversity
Male
53%
Female
47%
White
67.9%
Hispanic
27.1%
Two or more races
1.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Black
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Utah Valley University132 Students
University of Utah89 Students
Brigham Young University85 Students
Utah State University68 Students
Southern Utah University64 Students
Snow College64 Students
Brigham Young University-Idaho45 Students
Utah Tech University33 Students
Westminster University - Utah24 Students
Weber State University22 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business21 Students
Psychology17 Students
English14 Students
Nursing10 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration10 Students
Drama and Theatre Production10 Students
Computer Science9 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies8 Students
Elementary Education8 Students
Animation, Video Graphics and Special Effects8 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
4.182 Reviews
4.0Alum
2/2/2024
Merit was a school that was built on the idea of personalized education for each student. Over the years I went there, the quality of the education went down, primarily due to the lowered standards.
5.0Sophomore
8/23/2023
I feel like Merit Academy is an overall good high school to attend. The environment is a very positive one and I feel like the staff is also very helpful and understanding with what the kids go through and are very good listeners. I like that because its such a small school, that everyone can do everything. There is not one person at our school who does just one thing. We have students who play basketball as well are in jazz band and dance company and theater. I think that is absolutely amazing thing that everyone has the opportunity to do that. There's nothing that I don't particularly don't like about our school but if there was something I could change about our school, I think I would advertise more so that we could make a new theater room so that the theater kids and all the athletes don't have to fight over the gym. Overall I'd say my 4 years at Merit have been eventful and I wouldn't change a thing.
5.0Senior
4/25/2022
Love it here, the teachers are amazing and find ways for everyone to learn. The students are very kind and are always willing to help.
I had a terrible experience at this school. It has been the greatest mistake to my eduacation to join this school. This school is inferior to public schools with regards to resources and consistent education. This school shows why structure is needed. DO NOT JOIN THIS SCHOOL IF YOU VALUE YOUR EDUCAT...
It was a good school because of the teachers, but because of not having donations, the best math teacher left, and this year 4 more teachers are leaving and the only perfect principal has left
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