MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL

MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL is a senior high of minimally staffed scale in DAYKIN, Nebraska, operated by MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, enrolling 105 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 391 students each, so MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL sits 73% below that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (219 students total), MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). The remainder breaks down as 9% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Jefferson County's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.0%, the actual is 63.1%, a residual of +5.2 points.

Across the wider county, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,044, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,683 students), of which MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 60.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 119 (now 105). The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 17% to 9% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 today.

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