County / FIPS 31121
Merrick County
Nebraska
Merrick County runs 7 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 1 Medicare-certified hospital reporting to CMS.
At a glance
Public schools
7
Hospitals
1
With a star rating
0
Land area
488
Federal money
Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Merrick County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.
Obligations, FY2025
$61.6M
Per resident
$8,030
Change since FY2021
−22%
Fiscal years covered
5
▸ View as table
| Period | Obligations |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $79M |
| 2022 | $62M |
| 2023 | $41M |
| 2024 | $53M |
| 2025 | $62M |
Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Merrick County ranks 2753rd of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.
Hospitals in Merrick County
| Hospital | City | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|
| Merrick Medical Center | Central City | Not rated |
Public schools in Merrick County
Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.
| School | District | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central City Elementary School | Central City Public Schools | Central City | 307 |
| Central City High School | Central City Public Schools | Central City | 232 |
| Central City Middle School | Central City Public Schools | Central City | 228 |
| High Plains Community Elementary School | High Plains Community Schools | Clarks | 121 |
| Palmer Elementary School | Palmer Public Schools | Palmer | 208 |
| Palmer Junior-Senior High | Palmer Public Schools | Palmer | 114 |
| Lockwood Elementary School | Northwest Public Schools | Grand Island | 27 |