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Meriden Public School District

  • Schools
    15
  • Students
    8,000
  • Teachers
    620

Meriden Public School District is a public school district in Connecticut. They serve 8,000 students across 15 schools, and its teachers have had 1,260 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • Contact Meriden Public School District Contact data is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annual survey process, so apologies if it's out of date!

  • (203) 379-2601
  • PO Box 848
  • Meriden, CT-0848
  • Website

Meriden Public School District Demographics

87%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch We receive data about students' economic need from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) based on the Free or Reduced Price Lunch scale. Learn more.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
61%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Numbers may not add up to 100 due to NCES survey limitations.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Meriden Public School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Meriden Public School District had a total revenue of $165.0 million in the 2016-17 school year. 37.9% came from local sources, 55.8% from state sources, and 6.3% from federal sources.

Meriden Public School District had a per-pupil revenue of $20,620 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 37.9% came from local sources, 55.8% from state sources, and 6.3% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Meriden Public School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Sep 25, 2023

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Meriden Public School District

$722,629
raised using DonorsChoose
1,260
projects funded
293
teachers funded
3,211
donors
114
projects for basic supplies
220
projects for technology
186
projects for books
104
projects for art supplies

Meriden Public School District has received support from 1,736 individuals from Connecticut and 1,475 individuals out-of-state.

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