Southeast Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Sweetwater, Texas
Southeast Elementary in Sweetwater, Texas enrolled 157 students in 2024-25 with 12.5 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. 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 41% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 26%
265 students in 2022-23, 243 students in 2023-24, 157 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 12.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 265 | 17.0 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 16.6 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 157 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; 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 254 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southeast Elementary enrolled 254 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 254 of the 254 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent15.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.0% of students were Hispanic, 40.1% White, 6.4% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic49.0%
- White40.1%
- Black6.4%
- Two or more races3.2%
- Asian1.3%
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 Sweetwater
3 public elementary schools in Sweetwater report 2024-25 enrollment; Southeast Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Intermediate | 353 | 13.3 | 71.4% |
| East Ridge Elementary | 205 | 12.0 | 72.2% |
| Southeast Elementary | 157 | 12.6 | 72.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Southeast Elementary
- Sweetwater IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 353 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- East Ridge ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 205 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Southeast Elementary with Sweetwater IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sweetwater ISD spends per student$13,976 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,976
- The largest public schools in TexasSoutheast Elementary is the number 4,469 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,469 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.12.6:1
- 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 Southeast Elementary
How many students attend Southeast Elementary?
157 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 265 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sweetwater, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Southeast Elementary?
12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Southeast Elementary a Title I school?
Southeast Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Southeast Elementary in?
Sweetwater ISD, NCES district ID 4842030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484203004787 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.