This is a 13.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Meridian High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,308 students.
A snapshot of Meridian Public School District schools showed 82% of students were Black, 3.3% were white, 2.1% were Hispanic, and 0.5% multiracial.
Meridian Public School District roughly covers nine schools within Lauderdale County and has a main office in Meridian.
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 a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Meridian Public School District
Enrollment in Meridian Public School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Elementary School | 0% | 85.1% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 0% |
| George Washington Carver Middle School | 0% | 94.0% | 0% | 6.0% | 0% |
| Magnolia Middle School | 0% | 88.2% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 5.7% |
| Meridian High School | 0% | 93.1% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 4.0% |
| Northwest Junior High School | 0% | 92.7% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 3.0% |
| Oakland Heights Elementary School | 0% | 89.4% | 0% | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Parkview Elementary School | 0% | 95.0% | 0% | 5.0% | 0% |
| Poplar Springs Elementary School | 0% | 83.3% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 10.7% |
| West Hills Elementary School | 0% | 93.9% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 2.7% |
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