Meridian High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 13 · Meridian, Mississippi

Meridian High School in Meridian, Mississippi enrolled 1,253 students in 2024-25 with 113.5 full-time teachers, 11.0 students per teacher against the Mississippi high-school median of 12.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (Mississippi: 89.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%

1,301 students in 2022-23, 1,314 students in 2023-24, 1,253 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 91.4 to 113.5.

Students enrolled at Meridian High School by school year2022-23: 1,301, 2023-24: 1,314, 2024-25: 1,25305001k1.5k2022-231,3012023-241,3142024-251,253
Students enrolled at Meridian High School by school year2022-23: 1,301, 2023-24: 1,314, 2024-25: 1,25305001k1.5k2022-231,3012023-241,3142024-251,253
Students enrolled at Meridian High School by school year2022-23: 1,301, 2023-24: 1,314, 2024-25: 1,25305001k1.5k2022-231,3012023-241,3142024-251,253
Students enrolled at Meridian High School by school year2022-23: 1,301, 2023-24: 1,314, 2024-25: 1,25305001k1.5k2022-231,3012023-241,3142024-251,253
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,30191.414.2
2023-241,31496.013.7
2024-251,253113.511.0

11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 of every 100 Mississippi high schools

Among the 197 Mississippi high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Meridian High School 11.0; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMeridian High School 11.0state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Meridian High School 11.0; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMeridian High School 11.0state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Meridian High School 11.0; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMeridian High School 11.0state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Meridian High School 11.0; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMeridian High School 11.0state median 12.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

3 AP courses and one counselor per 151 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Meridian High School enrolled 1,285 students and had 8.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 245 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)8.5, one per 151 of the 1,285 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions245
  • Chronically absent53.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.3% of students were Black, 4.5% Hispanic, 2.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black92.3%
  2. Hispanic4.5%
  3. White2.1%
  4. Two or more races0.6%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Meridian High School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMississippi
Reading and language arts, 2021-2229%25%41.7%
Math, 2022-2337%21% (2021-22)52.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

83% of the 310 students in Meridian High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMississippi
Four-year graduation rate83%84%89.4%
Students in the class31030931,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Meridian

4 public high schools in Meridian report 2024-25 enrollment; Meridian High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Meridian High School1,25311.099.8%
Northeast Lauderdale High School60812.354.6%
Clarkdale High School42211.133.4%
Southeast Lauderdale High School36711.049.6%

All public schools in Meridian →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Meridian High School

  1. Northeast Lauderdale High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 6.5 miles away: 608 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
  2. Southeast Lauderdale High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 8.8 miles away: 367 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.8 mi
  3. Compare Meridian High School with Northeast Lauderdale High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Meridian Public School District spends per student$14,308 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,308
  5. The largest public schools in MississippiMeridian High School is the number 26 by size of 200 Mississippi high schools open in 2024-25.#26 of 200
  6. Mississippi schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 12.6 for high schools.11.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Meridian High School

  1. How many students attend Meridian High School?
    1,253 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,301 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Meridian, MS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Meridian High School?
    11.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for high schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Meridian High School a Title I school?
    Meridian High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Meridian High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Meridian High School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Meridian High School?
    83% of the 310 students in Meridian High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Meridian High School in?
    Meridian Public School District, NCES district ID 2802910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280291000567 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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