Meridian PreK Academy

Meridian PreK Academy is one of the minimally staffed primary schools in Meridian, Mississippi, overseen by Meridian Public Schools, with 142 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 68% smaller than the state mean of about 446.

Meridian Public Schools comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,385 students; Meridian PreK Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, Meridian PreK Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). The remainder comes out to 2% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

In terms of school funding signals, Meridian PreK Academy records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Lauderdale County's rate of about 75%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lauderdale County) reports that median household earnings sit near $50,817, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Meridian PreK Academy is one of 24 public schools in Lauderdale County (combined enrollment of about 10,325 students).

The closest other public school is Carver Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

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