Merryville High School

Merryville High School
Location
7061 Highway 110 West Merryville , (Beauregard Parish) , Louisiana 70653 United States
Coordinates	30°44′48″N93°32′13″W / 30.7467°N 93.5370°W / 30.7467; -93.5370
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Beauregard Parish School Board
Principal	Kara Wynn
Staff	40.54 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	496 [1]  (2023-24)
Student to teacher ratio	12.23 [1]
Color(s)	Maroon and white
Mascot	Panther
Nickname	Panthers
Website	mhs.beau.k12.la.us

Merryville High School is a K-12 school located in the town of Merryville, Louisiana. It is part of the Beauregard Parish School Board district and is one of 14 schools in Beauregard Parish.

Kara Wynn serves as the principal, with Scott Cornes as the assistant principal. The mission statement of Merryville High School is: "Creating a learning community to empower tomorrow`s leaders. Coming together, learning together, empowers success together."

Students

The graduation rate for Merryville High School stands at 97%, surpassing the Beauregard Parish overall graduation rate of 93.9%. Among the 478 students, 48% are female and 52% are male. 16% of the students are minorities, primarily African American, which is below the state average of 54%. ^[2] There are 41 full-time teachers currently instructing at the school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, a ratio that has remained consistent for five years. In comparison, the Louisiana average student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1. ^[3]

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities include band, color guard, dance, cheer, and student council. ^[4]

Athletics

Merryville High athletics competes in the LHSAA. The team mascot is a black Panther. ^[4]

Sports sponsored include football, softball, baseball, and basketball.

Football
The football field at Merryville High School is named Keener-Cagle Stadium in honor of Christian Keener, a former Methodist church bishop and Chris Cagle.^{[ citation needed ]}

State Championships

Baseball

• (1) 2018

Softball

• (3) 1986, 1992, 2005

State Runners-Up

Girls Basketball

• (2) 2016, 2018

Softball

• (2) 1991, 2006

Notable people

• Chris Cagle was an All-American football player at the United States Military Academy and spent time in the NFL as a player and coach in the 1930s and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.

References

1. "Merryville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
2. "Merryville High School". Public School Review. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
3. "Merryville High School". US News. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
4. "Merryville High School Home Page" . Retrieved August 30, 2016.

External links

• Merryville High School at the school district domain
• Merryville High School at Sharpschool