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Meridian Public Schools, Nebraska

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Meridian Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 224 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Meridian Public Schools is a school district in Nebraska (Jefferson, Saline, Fillmore, and Thayer counties). During the 2023 school year, 224 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

School board

Meridian Public Schools consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jason Bartels
Joy Barton
Jamie Niederklein
Brian Rut
René Scheer
Scott Sobotka

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $267,000 $1,290 6%
Local: $2,954,000 $14,271 68%
State: $1,125,000 $5,435 26%
Total: $4,346,000 $20,995
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,094,000 $19,777
Total Current Expenditures: $3,835,000 $18,526
Instructional Expenditures: $2,370,000 $11,449 58%
Student and Staff Support: $186,000 $898 5%
Administration: $674,000 $3,256 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $605,000 $2,922 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $88,000 $425
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40-44 PS PS <50 PS 40-44
2018-2019 35-39 PS PS <50 PS 40-44
2017-2018 45-49 PS PS <50 PS 50-54
2016-2017 70-74 PS >=50 PS 75-79
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS >=50 PS 80-84
2014-2015 75-79 >=50 PS 75-79
2013-2014 65-69 PS >=50 70-74
2012-2013 70-74 >=50 70-79
2011-2012 80-84 >=50 70-79
2010-2011 50-54 PS <50 55-59

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 55-59 PS PS <50 PS 55-59
2018-2019 45-49 PS PS <50 PS 45-49
2017-2018 50-54 PS PS <50 PS 50-54
2016-2017 40-44 PS <50 PS 45-49
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS >=50 PS 80-84
2014-2015 80-84 >=50 PS 80-84
2013-2014 75-79 PS >=50 80-84
2012-2013 85-89 >=50 80-89
2011-2012 80-84 >=50 80-89
2010-2011 70-74 PS >=50 70-74

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=80 PS >=50
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS >=80
2016-2017 >=50 PS PS PS >=50
2015-2016 >=80 PS >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS >=80
2013-2014 >=50 PS >=50
2012-2013 >=50 PS >=50
2011-2012 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=80 PS >=80


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 224 6.7
2021-2022 209 1.0
2020-2021 207 -10.6
2019-2020 229 -6.1
2018-2019 243 3.7
2017-2018 234 -0.9
2016-2017 236 3.4
2015-2016 228 3.1
2014-2015 221 21.3
2013-2014 174 10.9
2012-2013 155 -11.6
2011-2012 173 -5.8
2010-2011 183 2.7
2009-2010 178 -10.1
2008-2009 196 -3.1
2007-2008 202 1.5
2006-2007 199 -5.0
2005-2006 209 5.7
2004-2005 197 -6.6
2003-2004 210 -1.4
2002-2003 213 0.9
2001-2002 211 -4.3
2000-2001 220 -2.7
1999-2000 226 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Meridian Public Schools (%) Nebraska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 1.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 3.0
Black 0.9 6.6
Hispanic 5.8 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 1.3 4.6
White 91.5 63.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Meridian Public Schools had 22.23 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.08.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.60
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 9.78
Secondary: 11.85
Total: 22.23

Meridian Public Schools employed 1.00 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 8.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.36
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.25
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.75
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.03
Other Support Services: 13.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Meridian Public Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Meridian Elementary School122PK-6
Meridian High School1027-12

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