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Of the 10,631 students in Lauderdale County schools, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Lauderdale County schools was 51.6% men and 48.4% women.

Meridian High School in Meridian had the highest number of boy and girl students.

There are 21 schools within Lauderdale County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Men	Women
Clarkdale Elementary School	244	239
Clarkdale High School	247	229
Crestwood Elementary School	141	141
George Washington Carver Middle School	136	148
Magnolia Middle School	154	143
Meridian High School	644	664
Northeast Lauderdale Elementary School	321	316
Northeast Lauderdale High School	299	301
Northeast Lauderdale Middle School	300	290
Northwest Junior High School	244	196
Oakland Heights Elementary School	182	158
Parkview Elementary School	220	199
Poplar Springs Elementary School	229	202
Southeast Lauderdale Elementary School	238	257
Southeast Lauderdale High School	209	190
Southeast Lauderdale Middle School	202	159
T.J. Harris Elementary School	251	232
West Hills Elementary School	242	232
West Lauderdale Elementary School	354	318
West Lauderdale High School	322	287
West Lauderdale Middle School	292	259

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.