Perry Meridian High School

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Perry Meridian High School
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Location
Perry Meridian High School
401 West Meridian School Road

Indianapolis
,
Marion County
,
Indiana
46217

United States
Coordinates 39°38′52″N86°09′58″W / 39.64778°N 86.16611°W / 39.64778; -86.16611
Information
Type Public high school
Established1972
NCES School ID 180882001464 [1]
PrincipalKert Boedicker
Teaching staff123.82 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,385 [1]  (2019-2020)
Student to teacher ratio20.39 [1]
Color(s)   
Athletics conference Mid-State Conference
Team nameFalcons
Rival Southport High School
Website PMHS

Perry Meridian High School is a high school in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is one of two public high schools serving grades nine through twelve in the Perry Township, along with Southport High School. Enrollment surpassed 2,350 students during the 2019-2020 school year, with Asian, African-American, Hispanic and multi-racial students making up a slight majority of the high school population. [2] More than 20,000 Burmese (Chin) refugees and extended family members have moved to the Southside since 2000, [3] boosting Perry Meridian's Asian-American population above 25 percent overall by 2019.

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Perry Meridian High School is part of Perry Township Schools. [4]

The school colors are Navy Blue, Powder Blue and Silver. The school mascot is the Falcon.

History

Perry Meridian opened its doors in the fall of 1973 under principal James Head. Students and teachers came from Southport High School, which had been the only high school in Perry Township. Perry Meridian only enrolled grades 9-11 during its first year. Southport students picked the school colors and mascot for Perry during the 1972-73 school year.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Perry Meridian High School (5307) | Indiana".
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Chindianapolis". 12 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Perry Township Schools". MSDPT. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
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