Meridian High School Principal Mrs. Maryanne Boren (2023) | Meridian High School
Meridian High School Principal Mrs. Maryanne Boren (2023) | Meridian High School
Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.5% of the students were girls, and 49.5% were boys.
Data also showed that most of the students were African American, representing 52.5% of the student body at Meridian Elementary School.
Among the four schools in Pulaski County, Century Junior/Senior High School ranked second in enrollment with 178 students, while Century Elementary School welcomed 169 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Meridian Elementary School is a part of Meridian Community Unit School District 101, which generally encompasses schools within Pulaski County with its main office in Mounds.
In the previous school year, Meridian Elementary School had the highest number of students among Pulaski County schools.
In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School name | City | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|
| Meridian Elementary School | Mounds | 305 |
| Century Junior/Senior High School | Ullin | 178 |
| Century Elementary School | Ullin | 169 |
| Meridian High School | Mounds | 124 |
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