Merrill Middle School Enrollment By Gender

The student body of Merrill Middle School in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa is about evenly split between males and females. The male population of the school is slightly larger; 316 of the 623 students (50.7 %) are male whereas 307 of the 623 students (49.3 %) are female.

Gender	Number	%
Female	307	49.3 %
Male	316	50.7 %

Merrill Middle School Enrollment By Race

The student body of Merrill Middle School in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa is made up of 7 ethnicities. The largest ethnic group of the 623 students at Merrill Middle School is White. This is followed by Black (17.3 %), Hispanic (10.3 %), Mixed Students of two or more ethnicities (6.6 %), Asian (2.7 %), Pacific Islander (0.3 %) and Indian (0.2 %).

Race	Number	%
Indian	1	0.2 %
Asian	17	2.7 %
Hispanic	64	10.3 %
Black	108	17.3 %
White	390	62.6 %
Pacific Islander	2	0.3 %
Two or More Ethnicities	41	6.6 %