📍 7000 Highway 145, Meridian, Lauderdale County, 39301
Clarkdale High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Meridian, Lauderdale County. The school has 419 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lauderdale Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Clarkdale High School enrolls 419 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9.8% Black or African American and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 358 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
416 of the school's 419 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 148 qualify for free lunch and 268 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Clarkdale High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 MS-30, state senate district 33, state house district 81.
Clarkdale High School is one of 11 schools in Lauderdale County School District, based in Meridian, Mississippi. The district serves 5,940 students district-wide and employs 451 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 419 students, Clarkdale High School is smaller than the district average of about 540 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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