📍 3475 N Meridian Rd, Sanford, Midland County, 48657
Meridian Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sanford, Midland County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Meridian Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Meridian Junior High School enrolls 396 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.8% Two or more races and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 369 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 396 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. 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 Junior High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-80, state senate district 36, state house district 98.
Meridian Junior High School is one of 3 schools in Meridian Public Schools, based in SANFORD, Michigan. The district serves 1,374 students district-wide and employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 396 students, Meridian Junior High School is close to the district average of about 458 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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