Photo: Dofftoubab · CC BY-SA 4.0Nellieburg’s public schools outscore 55% of Mississippi districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Nellieburg, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Nellieburg’s districts is 38%, below the Mississippi average (47%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Mississippi, not nationally.
From Mississippi state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Nellieburg’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 146 Mississippi towns with household incomes within a quarter of Nellieburg’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 42% and 47% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Meridian Public spends $14,452 per student and Lauderdale County $11,068, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Nellieburg’s grade
B: better than 55% of Mississippi school districts. Graduation is above the Mississippi average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Nellieburg, with each school’s own grade.
Nellieburg runs its own schools through grade 12 (Meridian Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Lauderdale County School District, shared with Marion and Meridian. Its elementary school is in Meridian. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Nellieburg
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Nellieburg vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Nellieburg’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Nellieburg | B | Meridian Public PK–12 · Lauderdale County PK–12 |
| Meridian | B | Meridian Public PK–12 · Lauderdale County PK–12 |
Every school in Nellieburg
19 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Nellieburg’s schools
Are Nellieburg’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Mississippi: the public schools Nellieburg children attend outscore 55% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Nellieburg in?
Two districts: Meridian Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Lauderdale County School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Marion and Meridian.
Where do Nellieburg kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Meridian High School, Northeast High School, West Lauderdale High School, Clarkdale High School and Southeast Lauderdale High School.
What is Nellieburg’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Lauderdale County School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.
How much does Nellieburg spend per student?
$14,452 in Meridian Public School District and $11,068 in Lauderdale County School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Nellieburg families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.