Southside Early Learning Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Sparta, Wisconsin

Southside Early Learning Center in Sparta, Wisconsin enrolled 268 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

292 students in 2022-23, 298 students in 2023-24, 268 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.6 to 21.0.

Students enrolled at Southside Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 292, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232922023-242982024-25268
Students enrolled at Southside Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 292, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232922023-242982024-25268
Students enrolled at Southside Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 292, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232922023-242982024-25268
Students enrolled at Southside Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 292, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232922023-242982024-25268
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329225.611.4
2023-2429822.113.5
2024-2526821.012.8

12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools

Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; 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, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; This school 12.8; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; This school 12.8; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; This school 12.8; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; This school 12.8; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.9U.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 269 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southside Early Learning Center enrolled 282 students and had 1.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.1, one per 269 of the 282 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent5.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.8% of students were White, 23.5% Hispanic, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White69.8%
  2. Hispanic23.5%
  3. Two or more races3.4%
  4. Asian2.2%
  5. Pacific Islander0.7%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 Sparta

3 public elementary schools in Sparta report 2024-25 enrollment; Southside Early Learning Center is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Herrman Elementary61610.643.3%
Southside Early Learning Center26812.844.0%
Sparta Montessori School16117.724.8%

All public schools in Sparta →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southside Early Learning Center

  1. Sparta Montessori SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 161 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Herrman ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 616 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Southside Early Learning Center with Sparta Montessori SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sparta Area School District spends per student$14,085 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,085
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinSouthside Early Learning Center is the number 699 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#699 of 1,087
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.12.8:1
  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 Southside Early Learning Center

  1. How many students attend Southside Early Learning Center?
    268 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 292 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sparta, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southside Early Learning Center?
    12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Southside Early Learning Center a Title I school?
    Southside Early Learning Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Southside Early Learning Center in?
    Sparta Area School District, NCES district ID 5514160. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551416001841 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.

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