📍 PO Box 380, Macon, Macon County, 62544
Meridian High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Macon, Macon County. The school has 304 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eric Hurelbrink. It is part of the Meridian CUSD 15 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meridian High School enrolls 304 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 282 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
103 of the school's 304 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Meridian High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 51, state house district 102.
Meridian High School is one of 3 schools in Meridian CUSD 15, based in Macon, Illinois. The district serves 942 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 304 students, Meridian High School is close to the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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