merrill area public schools

Voters in the Merrill area voted against a capital improvements referendum for the public school district.

On April 2nd, the Merrill Area Public School District is going to referendum for capital improvements.

After their 2022 operational referendum failed, the district needed to rethink their facilities.

Merrill School District was on lockdown for over an hour Wednesday afternoon after the High School Principal was notified by students about a school threat on social media

Last week, the school district was notified by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that the school's well water had more PFAS in it than recommended by the DNR and the Department of Health Services (DHS).

After August water samples from the Pine River School for Young Learners indicated dangerously high levels of PFAS, the Merrill Area School District will supply bottled water for all drinking, brushing teeth, and other purposes.

The Merrill Area Public School District is no stranger to funding issues.Its operational referendum expired in 2022 and twice now voters in the district have chosen not to renew it.

The Merrill Area Public School District recently conducted a facility study to figure out how they can best use the buildings they have

The Merrill Area Public Schools board is in early talks that could lead to another attempt to pass a referendum

Rhinelander and Three Lakes both passed school referendums on Tuesday, but the Merrill Area Public Schools did not. It now faces significant cuts.