📍 855 Addington Bridge Road, Franklin, Macon County, 28734
South Macon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Franklin, Macon County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Macon County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Macon Elementary enrolls 498 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
357 of the school's 498 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 333 qualify for free lunch and 24 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 Macon Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 50, state house district 120.
South Macon Elementary is one of 12 schools in Macon County Schools, based in Franklin, North Carolina. The district serves 4,469 students district-wide and employs 335 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 498 students, South Macon Elementary is larger than the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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