📍 8925 NC Hwy 86 S, Mebane, Caswell County, 27302
South Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mebane, Caswell County. The school has 252 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caswell County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Elementary enrolls 252 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 27% Black or African American and 8.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 147 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 252 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 243 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 50.
South Elementary is one of 6 schools in Caswell County Schools, based in Yanceyville, North Carolina. The district serves 2,098 students district-wide and employs 131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 252 students, South Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 350 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant