Meridian Middle School

Located at 728 S Wall St, in Macon, Illinois, Meridian Middle School is a compact middle-grades school that caters to 195 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Meridian CUSD 15. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Meridian Middle School sits 58% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Meridian CUSD 15 (942 students total), Meridian Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Meridian Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest is composed of 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Meridian Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at Meridian Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Macon County's rate of about 61%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Meridian Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 36.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Macon County put median household income runs about $62,666, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Macon County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,702 students), of which Meridian Middle School is one.

Meridian High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Meridian Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.6%.

Meridian Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Meridian Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 253 (now 195). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 97% to 91%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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