Meridian Public Schools (Michigan)
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| Meridian Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
3361 North M-30[1]
, Midland County, Michigan, 48657United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten-12 |
| Superintendent | Sarah Glann[2] |
| Schools | 3[3] |
| Budget | $21,291,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2623580[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,362 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Teachers | 83.5 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[3] |
| Staff | 203.27 FTE (2023-2024)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 16.31 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Meridian Public Schools is a public school district in Midland County, Michigan. It serves Sanford, Hope Township, and parts of the townships of Edenville, Homer, Jerome, Larkin, Lee, and Lincoln.[4]
Meridian Public Schools was formed in June 1958 from six rural school districts.[5][6] It is named after the Michigan meridian.[7] The new district immediately set to building a new elementary and junior high school, and the bond issue to fund their construction passed in spring 1959.[8]
Before building its own high school, the district's students attended Midland High School. Voters approved a new high school in 1960, and it was dedicated on December 9, 1962. The architect was Alden B. Dow.[9]
In 1966, voters approved the construction of an even larger high school, and the conversion of the previous high school to a junior high, and the conversion of the previous junior high to an elementary school. Frederick E. Wigen of Saginaw designed the new building, and it opened in 1968.[10]
A bond issue passed in 2006, and new spaces were constructed at the high school, junior high and Meridian Elementary, and the elementary school on West River Road became an early childhood center.[11][12]
In 2012, Meridian High School joined the state's Early College High School program, which allows students to graduate with an associate degree or other college credits as well as a high school diploma within five years.[13]