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Meridian Public Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 368 students in Meridian Public Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Meridian Public School School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,361 Schools
# Students
1,334 Students
547,619 Students
# Teachers
76 Teachers
32,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Meridian Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 850 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#345 out of 855 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
48%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.59
# American Indian Students
n/a
5,417 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
19,444 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
36 Students
46,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
8%
# Black Students
11 Students
124,878 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
1,238 Students
325,443 Students
% White Students
93%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
457 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
46 Students
25,683 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
117
18,549
# Students in 1st Grade:
106
17,085
# Students in 2nd Grade:
112
17,545
# Students in 3rd Grade:
91
18,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
104
19,038
# Students in 5th Grade:
92
27,012
# Students in 6th Grade:
86
86,424
# Students in 7th Grade:
107
104,180
# Students in 8th Grade:
83
107,358
# Students in 9th Grade:
119
36,930
# Students in 10th Grade:
99
31,365
# Students in 11th Grade:
87
30,027
# Students in 12th Grade:
131
31,935
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,169
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,357 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,267. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,265 is less than the state median of $17,461. The school district spending/student has declined by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,357
$18,267
Spending / Student
$17,265
$17,461
Best Meridian Public Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Meridian Junior High School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
3475 North Meridian Rd
Sanford, MI 48657
(989) 687-3360
Sanford, MI 48657
(989) 687-3360
Grades: 5-8
| 368 students
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