Total enrollment
9,253
-1,262 (-12%) vs SY 2017-18
23 schools in Meridian
Mississippi · Public K-12
Meridian runs 23 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment around 9,253 (10 elementary, 4 middle, and 6 high).
7-year change in Meridian
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
-2 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
30%
was 33%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
62%
was 63%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 506 |
| Clarkdale Elementary School | Elementary | PK-06 | 527 |
| Clarkdale High School | High | 07-12 | 422 |
| Crestwood Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 368 |
| LCSD CTE CENTER | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Magnolia Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 440 |
| MARION PARK COMPLEX | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| Meridian High School | High | 09-13 | 1,253 |
| Meridian PreK Academy | Elementary | PK-PK | 142 |
| Northeast Elementary School | Elementary | PK-04 | 730 |
| Northeast High School | High | 09-13 | 608 |
| Northeast Middle School | Middle | 05-08 | 520 |
| Northwest Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 484 |
| OAKLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Combined | M-M | · |
| Parkview Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 364 |
| Poplar Springs Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 405 |
| ROSS COLLINS VOC CENTER | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Southeast Elementary School | Elementary | PK-04 | 562 |
| Southeast Lauderdale High School | High | 09-13 | 367 |
| Southeast Middle School | Middle | 05-08 | 371 |
| T J HARRIS ELEMENTARY | Combined | M-M | · |
| West Hills Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 423 |
| West Lauderdale Elementary School | Elementary | PK-04 | 761 |
About Meridian
Public education in Meridian, Mississippi runs across 23 schools that hosts roughly 9,253 students. By footprint, Meridian sits in the average-sized bracket.
On the school-mix side, the city covers 10 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high, and 3 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 402, noticeably below the state mean of about 498.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 9,253 students, decreased 12% from the 10,515 reported in SY 2017-18. Meridian now counts 18 public schools, down from 20 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 33% to 30% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Meridian discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.