Meridian High School (Mississippi)

It was established in 1886.^[4]

It was named a 1984-1985 National Blue Ribbon School.^[5]

Meridian Senior High School and Junior College was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 2014.^[6]

• Thomas W. Moore (1936) ABC TV Network, director of programing 1958–1962, network president 1962–1969.
• Howard W. Gilmore (1919) U.S. Navy Medal of Honor in 1943^[7]
• Diane Ladd (Diane Ladner) (1952) Actress, producer, director, and author.
• Tom Stuart (1955), mayor of Meridian, Mississippi from 1973 to 1977.^[8]
• Paul Davis (1966) Singer, songwriter.
• John Fleming (1969), Republican Representative of Louisiana's 4th congressional district from 2009 to 2017.^[9]
• Oil Can Boyd (1977) MLB Pitcher
• Charles Young Jr. (1980) Mississippi House of Representatives
• Susan Akin (1982) Miss America in 1986
• Derrick McKey (1984) NBA player
• Dexter McCleon (1992) former NFL defensive back, St. Louis Rams, Super Bowl champion
• Joni Taylor (1997) head women's basketball coach for the Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team, formerly for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs
• Kenyatta Walker (1997), offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Big K.R.I.T. (2004) rapper and record producer
• Tyler Russell (2009) former American football quarterback
• Rodney Hood (2011) NBA player
• J'Mar Smith (2015) football player^[10]
• Raekwon Davis (2016) NFL defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins^[11]
• Daniel Hill (2024), college football running back for the Alabama Crimson Tide^[12]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lauderdale County, Mississippi