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Meridian High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

728 S Wall St, Macon, IL 62544 · (217) 764-5233 · Part of Meridian Community Unit School District 15

South Macon Township’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
287
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Meridian High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

Where South Macon Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Meridian Middle Schoolin Macon
9–12Meridian High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

728 S Wall St, Macon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 970
Grade 1072
Grade 1173
Grade 1272
Enrollment over time
295’20
310’21
304’22
307’23
287’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meridian High School from South Macon Township families.

Other schools in Meridian Community Unit School District 15

The district →
Meridian Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blue Mound
B−
460 students15:1
Meridian Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Macon
B−
195 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; South Macon Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.