Elementary · Illinois

Meridian Elem School

Free meals for all

Meridian Elem School, a public elementary school in Blue Mound, Illinois: grades pre-k–5, 460 students, 14.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Meridian CUSD 15.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 460
Teachers (FTE): 31.0
Students per teacher: 14.8
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

More students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

More students per teacher than 52% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 70% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 59% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Meridian CUSD 15

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Meridian CUSD 15.

Location

Address: 509 S Lewis St, Blue Mound, IL 62513
Phone: (217)692-2535
City or town: Blue Mound
County: Macon County

Website Quality of life in Blue Mound Schools in Blue Mound

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Gregory Intermediate	2–5	200	11.0	7.0 mi
Sangamon Valley Primary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	170	11.3	11.0 mi
American Dreamer STEM AcademyFree meals for all	K–8	423	15.1	11.2 mi
South Shores Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–6	335	18.5	12.1 mi
Dennis Lab SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	579	16.5	12.1 mi
Sangamon Valley Intermediate SchFree meals for all	3–5	115	16.4	12.6 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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