📍 3836 US Hwy 231 S, Beaver Dam, Ohio County, 42320
Southern Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Beaver Dam, Ohio County. The school has 286 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ohio County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Elementary School enrolls 286 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 258 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 286 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 163 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southern Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 KY-20, state senate district 6, state house district 14.
Southern Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Ohio County, based in Hartford, Kentucky. The district serves 3,726 students district-wide and employs 244 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 286 students, Southern Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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