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Meridian High School

(601) 482-3191

Physical Address:
2320 32nd ST
Meridian, MS  39305
Mailing Address:
2320 32nd Street
Meridian, MS  39305

School Information

District:
Meridian Public School Dist
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Lauderdale County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1683

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Meridian High School

This School County Average State Average
Black 86.93% 60.12% 55.20%
White 11.35% 37.78% 43.42%
Asian/Pacific 1.01% 0.76% 1.29%
Hispanic 0.65% 1.49% 2.59%
American Indian 0.06% 0.23% 0.54%

Genders in Meridian High School

This School County Average State Average
Female 53% 46.63% 48.72%
Male 47.00% 53.37% 51.28%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Meridian High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 1016 1045 1463
White 194 187 191
Asian/Pacific 11 12 17
Hispanic 9 6 11
American Indian 1 0 1
Others 0 0 0
Total 1231 1250 1683

Enrollment by Gender for Meridian High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 667 667 892
Male 564 583 791
Total 1231 1250 1683

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Meridian High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1231 1250 1683
# Eligible for free lunch 733 (60%) 816 (65%) 1198 (71%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 85 (7%) 92 (7%) 120 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 818 (66%) 908 (73%) 1318 (78%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Meridian High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1231 1250 1683
Fulltime teachers 83.6 93.2 126.3
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.70 13.40 13.32
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.42 14.08 13.05