Northeast High School

Set in Meridian, Mississippi, Northeast High School is an average-sized high school, operated by Lauderdale County School District. It instructs 608 students across grades 9 through 13.

Lauderdale County School District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,940 students; Northeast High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Northeast High School records that Black students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school reports 34% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lauderdale County as a whole is about 41% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Lauderdale County's rate of about 75%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northeast High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.1%, the actual is 69.6%, a residual of +5.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lauderdale County shows median household income runs about $50,817, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Lauderdale County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,325 students), of which Northeast High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Northeast Middle School, around 2.3 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northeast High School has showed little movement, going from 617 students in 2018 to 608 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 41% to 34% over that span.

On allk12, members of the Northeast High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.