District profile / Mississippi

Meridian Public Schools

Meridian, Mississippi · Public school district · #22 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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4,385

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,242

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% above the Mississippi median

12.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Meridian Public Schools is a public school district based in Meridian, Mississippi, serving 4,385 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #22 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 399 students each, about the same as the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $11,242 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 12.3 students per teacher.

How Meridian compares

MeridianMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,242

Mississippi median $10,034 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,892

Mississippi median $5,828 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school399

Mississippi median 399 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.3

Mississippi median 13.3 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor274

Mississippi median 382 · 28% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$62.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 22%State 40%Local 38%

Measure	Meridian	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,242	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,892	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$59.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$62.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	357	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	776	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.3	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	274	382	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Mississippi median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Mississippi

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Meridian Public SchoolsMeridian · this district	4,385	11	$11,242	12.3	#22
Pearl Public SchoolsPearl	4,258	5	$9,187	14.3	#23
Petal School DistrictPetal	4,253	5	$9,465	12.9	#24
South Panola School DistrictBatesville	4,220	7	$9,780	13.7	#25
George County School DistrictLucedale	4,049	9	$9,172	13.9	#26

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Pulaski County Public SchoolsPulaski, VA	4,385	$11,948	13.4
Gary Community School CorporationGary, IN	4,383	$11,972	15.5
Bremerton School DistrictBremerton, WA	4,383	$17,678	15.7
Bennington Public SchoolsBennington, NE	4,381	$9,813	14.1

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ms-meridian-public-schools