Witherspoon Elementary School - Meridian, Mississippi/MS

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Witherspoon Elementary School

1516 12th Ave., Meridian, MS, 39301-4353 -

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Definition of Terms

Witherspoon Elementary School

School Level

Primary school

Grades Offered

Grades PK - 5

County

Lauderdale County, MS

Students & Faculty

Total Students

317 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

22 teachers

Students by Grade

Pre-K - 45 students

Kind - 50 students

Grade 1 - 42 students

Grade 2 - 40 students

Grade 3 - 40 students

Grade 4 - 42 students

Grade 5 - 57 students

Grade Not Listed - 1 students

This School

(MS) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MS) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	n/a	2%
% Black	99%	57%
% White	1%	39%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MS) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

96%

65%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MS) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Meridian Public School District

This School's Agency

(MS) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	14	6
Number of Students Managed	7,187 students	2,378 students
District Total Revenue	$50,705,000	$17,770,000
District Expenditure	$50,609,000	$17,590,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,055	$7,473
District Expenditure / Student	$7,042	$7,397

Community Reacts to Witherspoon Closing (WTOK-TV Meridian)
posted on May 19, 2009 at 09:51:25 pm
Parents and members of the community reacted Tuesday to a decision by the Meridian School Board to close Witherspoon Elementary School.
Witherspoon's Future (WTOK-TV Meridian)
posted on May 18, 2009 at 11:06:25 pm
There have been talks about the possible closure of Witherspoon Elementary School in Meridian.
Looking for assistance on my Meridian past (The Meridian Star)
posted on March 8, 2009 at 04:57:14 am
Recently my wife and I traveled through Meridian on our way back from a Florida vacation to our home in New Albany, Ind. In 1942, I was an eight-year-old boy living in Meridian for the three summer months to be with my dad who was stationed at Key Field.