Meridian Public School District 

Meridian Public School District's state funding for the 2019-2020 school year is $2,276,075 below the amount required by state law. Statewide, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), which funds teachers and classrooms, is underfunded by $224,848,038.

This is the 12th consecutive year that Mississippi has underfunded its public schools. Since 2008, the last time the MAEP was fully funded, students in the Meridian Public School District have been shorted a total of $28,594,919. During this same period, Mississippi has raised its academic standards significantly, yet public schools have been denied the resources needed to meet those standards.

Nationally, Mississippi ranks 25th in the rigor of our academic standards (Education Next, report published May 2018) and 47th in per pupil school spending (U.S. Census, Public Education Finances: FY 2017, published April 2019).

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Legislators Representing Meridian Public School District
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House District 45
Rep. Michael T. Evans» See Voting Record» See Ed Report
HOME:
1147 Mount Harmony Rd.
Preston, MS  39354
(662) 677-3738 (H)
(601) 656-5841 (W)
(601) 416-7495 (C)
CAPITOL:
Room 400-F
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 359-3311
Email:
mevans@house.ms.gov
Facebook:
Link to Rep. Evans' FB page
Twitter:
@RepEvans45
House District 81
Rep. Stephen A. Horne» See Voting Record» See Ed Report
HOME:
5904 Causeyville Road
Meridian, MS  39301
(601) 644-9974 (H)
(601) 482-1456 (W)
CAPITOL:
Room 100-C
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 359-9392
Email:
shorne@house.ms.gov
   
House District 82
Rep. Charles Young, Jr.» See Voting Record» See Ed Report
HOME:
P.O. Box 5393
Meridian, MS  39302
(601) 693-1961 (W)
(601) 213-4682 (C)
CAPITOL:
Room 400-F
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 359-2432
Email:
cyoung@house.ms.gov
Facebook:
Link to Rep. Young's FB page
 
House District 83
Rep. Greg Snowden» See Voting Record» See Ed Report
HOME:
P.O. Box 3807
Meridian, MS  39303-3807
(601) 527-5350 (C)
(601) 693-5700 (W) 
CAPITOL:
Room 302
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 359-3304
Email:
gsnowden@house.ms.gov
greg@gregsnowden.com
Facebook:
Link to Rep. Snowden's FB page
Twitter:
@snowlaw
Instagram:
RepGregSnowden
Senate District 32
Sen. Sampson Jackson II» See Voting Record» See Ed Report
HOME:
749 Matthew Jackson Road
Preston, MS  39354
(601) 677-2305 (H)
(601) 743-5900 (W)
CAPITOL:
Room 407
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 359-2886
Email:
sjackson@senate.ms.gov
     
Senate District 33
Sen. Videt Carmichael» See Voting Record» See Ed Report
HOME:
5396 Springhill Loop
Meridian, MS  39301
(601) 693-2750 (H)

CAPITOL:
Room 213-A
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 359-3244
Email:
vcarmichael@senate.ms.gov
     

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