South Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Leon, Iowa
South Elementary School in Leon, Iowa enrolled 173 students in 2024-25 with 16.8 full-time teachers, 10.3 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
177 students in 2022-23, 171 students in 2023-24, 173 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.5 to 16.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 177 | 17.5 | 10.1 |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 16.4 | 10.4 |
| 2024-25 | 173 | 16.8 | 10.3 |
10.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools
Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Elementary School enrolled 132 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent15.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.2% of students were White, 5.2% of two or more races, 4.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White90.2%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Hispanic4.0%
- Black0.6%
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 Leon
2 public elementary schools in Leon report 2024-25 enrollment; South Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School | 173 | 10.3 | 62.4% |
| North Elementary School | 168 | 11.3 | 51.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about South Elementary School
- North Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 168 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Lamoni Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 191 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare South Elementary School with North Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Central Decatur Comm School District spends per student$13,664 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,664
- The largest public schools in IowaSouth Elementary School is the number 561 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#561 of 655
- Iowa schools by students per teacher10.3 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.10.3:1
- 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 School
How many students attend South Elementary School?
173 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 177 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Leon, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Elementary School?
10.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is South Elementary School a Title I school?
South Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is South Elementary School in?
Central Decatur Comm School District, NCES district ID 1906900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190690000300 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.