South Todd Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Guthrie, Kentucky

South Todd Elementary School in Guthrie, Kentucky enrolled 511 students in 2024-25 with 33.2 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Kentucky elementary-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 38% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).

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

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%

509 students in 2022-23, 515 students in 2023-24, 511 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 33.2.

Students enrolled at South Todd Elementary School by school year2022-23: 509, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-235092023-245152024-25511
Students enrolled at South Todd Elementary School by school year2022-23: 509, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-235092023-245152024-25511
Students enrolled at South Todd Elementary School by school year2022-23: 509, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-235092023-245152024-25511
Students enrolled at South Todd Elementary School by school year2022-23: 509, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-235092023-245152024-25511
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350929.017.6
2023-2451531.016.6
2024-2551133.215.4

15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Kentucky elementary schools

Among the 711 Kentucky elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; 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, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 14.6U.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 479 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Todd Elementary School enrolled 479 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 479 of the 479 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent20.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.1% of students were White, 19.6% Hispanic, 12.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White59.1%
  2. Hispanic19.6%
  3. Black12.7%
  4. Two or more races8.0%
  5. American Indian0.4%
  6. Asian0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at South Todd Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245%43%44.7%
Math, 2022-2338%30% (2021-22)38.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about South Todd Elementary School

  1. Olmstead Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 9.0 miles away: 398 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).9.0 mi
  2. Pembroke Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 597 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare South Todd Elementary School with Olmstead Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Todd County spends per student$14,128 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,128
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckySouth Todd Elementary School is the number 225 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#225 of 717
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.15.4:1
  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 Todd Elementary School

  1. How many students attend South Todd Elementary School?
    511 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 509 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Guthrie, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Todd Elementary School?
    15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Todd Elementary School a Title I school?
    South Todd Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Todd Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at South Todd Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is South Todd Elementary School in?
    Todd County, NCES district ID 2105550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210555001601 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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