Meridian Public School District

The Meridian Public School District is a public school district based in Meridian, Mississippi. Its service area is the same as the city limits of Meridian.

Schools

; High schools

Meridian High School
*1984-1985 National Blue Ribbon School
Ross Collins Career and Technical Center

; Junior high schools

Kate Griffin Junior High School
*1986-1987 National Blue Ribbon School
Northwest Junior High School

;Middle schools

Carver Middle School
*1988-1989 National Blue Ribbon School
Magnolia Middle School
Northwest Middle School

;Elementary schools

Crestwood Elementary School
Oakland Heights Elementary School
Parkview Elementary School
Poplar Springs Elementary School
T. J. Harris Elementary School
West Hills Elementary School

Former schools

Marion Park Elementary School
*1985-1986 National Blue Ribbon School
Highland Elementary School
Mount Barton Elementary School
West End Elementary School
Witherspoon Elementary School

Discipline litigation

The district agreed in 2013 to change how it disciplined students after the United States Department of Justice sued officials over inappropriate arrests of suspended students.

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 6,630 students enrolled in the Meridian Public School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 82.90% African American, 15.25% white, 1.09% Hispanic, 0.65% Asian, and 0.12% Native American. 71.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.