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Meridian Public School District

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Meridian Public School District is located in east Mississippi. Meridian Public School District has 53.74 square miles of land area and 0.77 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Meridian Public School District population is 41,148. Meridian Public School District median household income is $29,708 in 2006-2010. Meridian Public School District median house value is $80,800 in 2006-2010. On average, Meridian Public School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(105 out of 149, bottom 30%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	14
Population	41,148 (2010), rank #11
Population Growth	3.79% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	754.93/sq mi, rank #14
Median Household Income:	$29,708 at 2006-2010—1.08% increase since 2005-2009, rank #98
Median House Price:	$80,800 at 2006-2010—2.80% increase since 2005-2009, rank #58
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	53.74 sq mi, rank #129
Water Area:	0.77 sq mi (1.41%), rank #108
State:	Mississippi
County:	Lauderdale County
City:	Meridian
Zip:	39301, 39307, 39305
Area:	Meridian, MS

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Meridian Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1019 25th Ave

Meridian MS, 39301, Lauderdale County

Phone: 601-483-6271

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	6,413	6,559	6,546
English Language Learner Students:	62	78	54
Total Teachers:	459.30	465.50	462.80
Prekindergarten:	12.64	11.40	11.40
Kindergarten:	24.65	29.10	28.00
Elementary:	178.06	190.20	179.30
Secondary:	181.76	173.30	165.60
Ungraded:	62.19	61.50	78.50
Total Other Staff:	522.00	515.60	539.50
Instructional Aides:	140.00	143.50	152.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	15.00	18.60	18.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	23.46	35.00	19.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	10.00	8.00	10.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	13.46	9.50	8.20
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	17.50	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	12.00	11.00	10.90
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	3.00
District Administrators:	7.00	7.00	7.00
District Administrative Support:	29.00	30.00	29.60
School Administrators:	23.20	22.90	23.70
School Administrative Support:	20.89	20.00	24.90
Student Support Services:	31.40	19.40	39.40
Other Support Services:	220.05	208.20	210.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.96	14.09	14.14

Schools

Crestwood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	730 Crestwood Dr, Meridian MS 39301
George Washington Carver Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	900 44th Ave, Meridian MS 39307
Kate Griffin Junior High School	Grade 8 to Grade 9	2814 Davis St, Meridian MS 39301
Magnolia Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1350 24th St, Meridian MS 39305
Meridian High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2320 32nd St, Meridian MS 39305
Northwest Junior High School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	4400 32nd St, Meridian MS 39307
Oakland Heights Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	601 59th Ave, Meridian MS 39307
Parkview Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1225 26th St, Meridian MS 39305
Poplar Springs Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4101 27th Ave, Meridian MS 39305
T J Harris Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3951 12th St, Meridian MS 39307
West Hills Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4100 32nd St, Meridian MS 39307
Witherspoon Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1516 12th Ave, Meridian MS 39301

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.3	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	149.8
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.5	153.3
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.5	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	149.6
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	151.7
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.7	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.1	148.9
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	151.4
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.5	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.7	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	149.8
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.3	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145	150.6
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143	149.9
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	152.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.5	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.1	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	149.1
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.6	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.5	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	153.2
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	29.4%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	30%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	28.7%	44.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	23.7%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	21%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	20.3%	42.9%
SATP Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91.9%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94.9%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.4%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	69.2%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	37%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72.8%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.8%	85.4%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	75.5%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	88%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	85.7%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	87.5%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	87.8%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	69.7%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	92.4%	86.2%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	76.8%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	75.7%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	70%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	66.2%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	66.6%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	60.7%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	43.5%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	54.6%	71.8%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	92.8%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	93.1%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	89.4%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	93.8%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	93.3%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	96.8%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	88.3%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	82.1%	93%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$60,095,000	$9,162		$57,897,000	$8,845		$57,721,000	$8,706
Federal:	$10,087,000	$1,538	16.8%	$9,625,000	$1,470	16.6%	$9,956,000	$1,502	17.2%
State:	$29,952,000	$4,567	49.8%	$29,605,000	$4,523	51.1%	$28,422,000	$4,287	49.2%
Local:	$20,056,000	$3,058	33.4%	$18,667,000	$2,852	32.2%	$19,343,000	$2,917	33.5%
Total Expenditures:	$68,959,000	$10,514		$58,753,000	$8,975		$58,466,000	$8,818
Total Current Expenditures:	$58,809,000	$8,966		$54,928,000	$8,391		$53,717,000	$8,102
Instructional Expenditures:	$35,222,000	$5,370	59.9%	$34,076,000	$5,206	62.0%	$32,799,000	$4,947	61.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$5,269,000	$803	9.0%	$5,343,000	$816	9.7%	$5,960,000	$899	11.1%
Administration:	$5,534,000	$844	9.4%	$5,638,000	$861	10.3%	$5,363,000	$809	10.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$12,784,000	$1,949	21.7%	$9,871,000	$1,508	18.0%	$9,595,000	$1,447	17.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$9,092,000	$1,386		$3,581,000	$547		$4,252,000	$641
Construction:	$7,895,000	$1,204		$2,846,000	$435		$3,006,000	$453
Total Other:	$186,000	$28		$186,000	$28		$189,000	$29
Interest on Debt:	$872,000	$133		$58,000	$9		$308,000	$46

Total Salary:	$36,315,000	$5,537		$35,319,000	$5,396		$34,977,000	$5,276
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$24,799,000	$3,781	68.3%	$24,244,000	$3,704	68.6%	$23,479,000	$3,541	67.1%
Other Salary:	$11,516,000	$1,756	31.7%	$11,075,000	$1,692	31.4%	$11,498,000	$1,734	32.9%
Total Benefit:	$11,147,000	$1,699		$11,002,000	$1,681		$10,479,000	$1,581
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$7,353,000	$1,121	66.0%	$7,243,000	$1,106	65.8%	$6,791,000	$1,024	64.8%
Other Benefit:	$3,794,000	$578	34.0%	$3,759,000	$574	34.2%	$3,688,000	$556	35.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	54.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	36.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	17.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	21.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	7.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,626.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,142.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,464.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,689.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,680.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$51,649.0

* Meridian Public School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.