Meridian Public Schools 鈥� Jefferson County, NE

Key statistics

219

Students enrolled

2

Public schools

24

Classroom teachers (FTE)

9.3:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Pre-K 10
Kindergarten 12
Grade 1 15
Grade 2 9
Grade 3 21
Grade 4 15
Grade 5 14
Grade 6 18
Grade 7 19
Grade 8 18
Grade 9 18
Grade 10 14
Grade 11 19
Grade 12 17

By race/ethnicity

White 90%
Hispanic/Latino 6%
Two or more races 2%
Asian 1%
Black or African American <1%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 111 of 219 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 36%
Reduced-price lunch 15%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$20,995 spent per student on day-to-day operations Nebraska median: $18,490 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $12,824
Support services $7,234
Other (food service, etc.) $937

Where the money comes from

Local 62%
State 34%
Federal 4%

Total revenue $4.9 milliontotal spending $5.0 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: Remote

Total staff (FTE)

53

District office

72380 560TH AVE, Daykin NE 68338

Phone

(402) 446-7265

County

Jefferson County

Official website

NCES District ID

3173660

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About MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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we will educate all students in a safe, nurturing environment, challenging them to develop their talents and learning capabilities to become responsible and productive citizens