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Meridian Public School District
School district in Mississippi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Meridian Public School District is a public school district based in Meridian, Mississippi (USA). Its service area is the same as the city limits of Meridian.[1]
Schools
- High schools
- Meridian High School
- 1984-1985 National Blue Ribbon School[2]
- Ross Collins Career and Technical Center
- Junior high schools
- Kate Griffin Junior High School
- 1986-1987 National Blue Ribbon School[2]
- Northwest Junior High School
- Middle schools
- Carver Middle School
- 1988-1989 National Blue Ribbon School[2]
- Magnolia Middle School
- Northwest Middle School
- Elementary schools
- Crestwood Elementary School
- Oakland Heights Elementary School
- Parkview Elementary School
- Poplar Springs Elementary School
- T. J. Harris Elementary School
- West Hills Elementary School
Former schools
- Marion Park Elementary School
- 1985-1986 National Blue Ribbon School[2]
- Highland Elementary School
- Mount Barton Elementary School
- West End Elementary School
- Witherspoon Elementary School
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Discipline litigation
The district agreed in 2013 to change how it disciplined students after the United States Department of Justice sued officials over inappropriate arrests of suspended students.[3]
Demographics
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2006-07 school year
There were a total of 6,630 students enrolled in the Meridian Public School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 82.90% African American, 15.25% White, 1.09% Hispanic, 0.65% Asian, and 0.12% Native American.[4] 71.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[5]
Previous school years
Accountability statistics
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See also
References
External links
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