after the town of Mead where its first school was built, enrolls approximately 9000 students in two high schools, two middle schools, and eight elementary schools. Until 2019, the district had two choice high schools: Riverpoint Academy, a project-based STEAM+ high school, and M.E.A.D., an alternative high school. In 2019, facing financial and political pressure, the district closed both schools.

The Mead School District comprises a significant portion of northern Spokane County stretching from Mount Spokane in the east, near the Idaho