South Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Dover, Ohio
South Elementary School in Dover, Ohio enrolled 422 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 21.1 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
455 students in 2022-23, 429 students in 2023-24, 422 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 455 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 20.0 | 21.4 |
| 2024-25 | 422 | 20.0 | 21.1 |
21.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Ohio elementary schools
Among the 1,708 Ohio elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.4; 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).
One counselor per 942 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Elementary School enrolled 471 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 942 of the 471 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.4% of students were White, 28.7% Hispanic, 4.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White66.4%
- Hispanic28.7%
- Two or more races4.0%
- Black0.7%
- 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 Dover
3 public elementary schools in Dover report 2024-25 enrollment; South Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School | 422 | 21.1 | 33.2% |
| East Elementary School | 405 | 21.3 | 38.1% |
| Dover Avenue Elementary School | 392 | 19.6 | 36.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about South Elementary School
- East Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 405 students, 21.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- West Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 198 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare South Elementary School with East Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dover City Schools spends per student$10,415 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,415
- The largest public schools in OhioSouth Elementary School is the number 739 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#739 of 1,715
- Ohio schools by students per teacher21.1 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.21.1:1
- 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?
422 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 455 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dover, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Elementary School?
21.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for elementary schools is 17.4. 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?
Dover City Schools, NCES district ID 3904389. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390438900860 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.