📍 201 SE 6th St, Leon, Decatur County, 50144
South Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Leon, Decatur County. The school has 177 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Whittington. It is part of the Central Decatur Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Elementary School enrolls 177 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.4% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 169 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 177 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 114 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 14, state house district 27.
South Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Central Decatur Comm School District, based in Leon, Iowa. The district serves 632 students district-wide and employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 177 students, South Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 211 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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