Southern Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Roxboro, North Carolina

Southern Middle in Roxboro, North Carolina enrolled 456 students in 2024-25 with 29.4 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

514 students in 2022-23, 480 students in 2023-24, 456 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.5 to 29.4.

Students enrolled at Southern Middle by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-235142023-244802024-25456
Students enrolled at Southern Middle by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-235142023-244802024-25456
Students enrolled at Southern Middle by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-235142023-244802024-25456
Students enrolled at Southern Middle by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-235142023-244802024-25456
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351433.515.4
2023-2448034.014.1
2024-2545629.415.5

15.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southern Middle 15.5; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthern Middle 15.5state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southern Middle 15.5; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthern Middle 15.5state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southern Middle 15.5; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthern Middle 15.5state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southern Middle 15.5; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthern Middle 15.5state median 16.2U.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 486 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southern Middle enrolled 486 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 60 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 486 of the 486 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions60
  • Chronically absent31.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.5% of students were White, 23.0% Black, 17.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White51.5%
  2. Black23.0%
  3. Hispanic17.3%
  4. Two or more races7.7%
  5. Asian0.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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.

Middle schools in Roxboro

2 public middle schools in Roxboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Southern Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southern Middle45615.599.3%
Northern Middle45416.299.3%

All public schools in Roxboro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southern Middle

  1. Northern MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 454 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  2. Butner-Stem MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 21 miles away: 391 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
  3. Compare Southern Middle with Northern MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Person County Schools spends per student$13,682 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,682
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouthern Middle is the number 342 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#342 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.5:1
  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 Southern Middle

  1. How many students attend Southern Middle?
    456 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 514 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Roxboro, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Middle?
    15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Southern Middle a Title I school?
    Southern Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What district is Southern Middle in?
    Person County Schools, NCES district ID 3703630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370363001486 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