South Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Mooresville, North Carolina

South Elementary in Mooresville, North Carolina enrolled 466 students in 2024-25 with 35.6 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

572 students in 2022-23, 456 students in 2023-24, 466 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 35.6.

Students enrolled at South Elementary by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-235722023-244562024-25466
Students enrolled at South Elementary by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-235722023-244562024-25466
Students enrolled at South Elementary by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-235722023-244562024-25466
Students enrolled at South Elementary by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-235722023-244562024-25466
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357240.014.3
2023-2445635.412.9
2024-2546635.613.1

13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; South Elementary 13.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Elementary 13.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; South Elementary 13.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Elementary 13.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; South Elementary 13.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Elementary 13.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; South Elementary 13.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Elementary 13.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 487 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Elementary enrolled 487 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 487 of the 487 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent22.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.3% of students were White, 23.6% Black, 18.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White45.3%
  2. Black23.6%
  3. Hispanic18.7%
  4. Two or more races10.1%
  5. Asian1.9%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Mooresville

10 public elementary schools in Mooresville report 2024-25 enrollment; South Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Coddle Creek Elementary80815.727.0%
Shepherd Elementary73815.799.6%
Mooresville Intermediate69016.740.4%
Lakeshore Elementary65815.326.1%
Lake Norman Elementary64114.916.8%
East Mooresville Intermediate61215.846.1%
Woodland Heights Elementary59415.416.7%
South Elementary46613.159.0%

All public schools in Mooresville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Elementary

  1. Mooresville IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 690 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Rocky River ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 460 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare South Elementary with Mooresville IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mooresville Graded School District spends per student$11,346 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,346
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouth Elementary is the number 701 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#701 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about South Elementary

  1. How many students attend South Elementary?
    466 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 572 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mooresville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Elementary?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Elementary a Title I school?
    South Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is South Elementary in?
    Mooresville Graded School District, NCES district ID 3703120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370312001336 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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