Meridian Public Schools
A public school district in Meridian, Mississippi, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,385
- Students enrolled
- 357.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 776.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,308
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,385 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,211th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 22nd of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,308 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 38% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Meridian Public Schools spent $14,308 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,361 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,308 | $66.0 million | 4,614 |
| FY2022 | $12,633 | $60.1 million | 4,758 |
| FY2021 | $11,242 | $55.5 million | 4,940 |
| FY2020 | $11,144 | $57.3 million | 5,143 |
| FY2019 | $10,681 | $55.9 million | 5,232 |
| FY2018 | $9,840 | $53.6 million | 5,444 |
| FY2017 | $9,614 | $53.4 million | 5,557 |
| FY2016 | $9,528 | $54.4 million | 5,711 |
| FY2015 | $9,032 | $53.3 million | 5,905 |
| FY2014 | $8,666 | $53.4 million | 6,166 |
| FY2013 | $8,737 | $54.2 million | 6,209 |
| FY2012 | $8,780 | $54.8 million | 6,242 |
| FY2011 | $8,689 | $54.3 million | 6,254 |
| FY2010 | $9,292 | $59.6 million | 6,413 |
| FY2009 | $8,966 | $58.8 million | 6,559 |
| FY2008 | $8,391 | $54.9 million | 6,546 |
| FY2007 | $8,102 | $53.7 million | 6,630 |
| FY2006 | $7,926 | $53.3 million | 6,730 |
| FY2005 | $7,361 | $48.9 million | 6,645 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $20.9 million | 29.1% |
| State | $28.0 million | 38.8% |
| Local | $23.1 million | 32.1% |
| Total | $72.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Carver Elementary School | 506 |
| Crestwood Elementary | 368 |
| Marion Park Complex | 0 |
| Magnolia Middle School | 440 |
| Meridian High School | 1,253 |
| Meridian PreK Academy | 142 |
| Northwest Middle School | 484 |
| Parkview Elementary | 364 |
| Poplar Springs Elementary | 405 |
| Ross Collins Voc Center | 0 |
| West Hills Elementary | 423 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 13
- NCES district ID
- 2802910
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Mississippi — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Mississippi — A to Z, each with its page.
- Mississippi on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved