Southside Primary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Selma, Alabama
Southside Primary School in Selma, Alabama enrolled 147 students in 2024-25 with 8.0 full-time teachers, 18.4 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%
151 students in 2022-23, 143 students in 2023-24, 147 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.0 to 8.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 151 | 10.0 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 8.0 | 17.9 |
| 2024-25 | 147 | 8.0 | 18.4 |
18.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools
Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; 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 354 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southside Primary School enrolled 177 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 354 of the 177 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent47.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.2% of students were Black, 4.1% of two or more races, 1.4% White in 2024-25.
- Black93.2%
- Two or more races4.1%
- White1.4%
- Hispanic1.4%
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 Selma
8 public elementary schools in Selma report 2024-25 enrollment; Southside Primary School is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Elementary School | 402 | 18.3 | 88.6% |
| Meadowview Elementary School | 334 | 19.7 | 76.3% |
| Sophia P Kingston Elementary School | 305 | 23.5 | 76.7% |
| Brantley Elementary School | 204 | 20.4 | 86.8% |
| Payne Elementary School | 164 | 16.4 | 96.3% |
| Bruce K Craig Elementary School | 151 | 18.9 | 80.8% |
| Southside Primary School | 147 | 18.4 | 87.8% |
| Clark Elementary School | 113 | 14.1 | 97.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Southside Primary School
- Bruce K Craig Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 151 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Sophia P Kingston Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.5 miles away: 305 students, 23.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Compare Southside Primary School with Bruce K Craig Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dallas County School District spends per student$17,801 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,801
- The largest public schools in AlabamaSouthside Primary School is the number 675 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#675 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.18.4:1
- 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 Southside Primary School
How many students attend Southside Primary School?
147 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 151 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Selma, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Southside Primary School?
18.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Southside Primary School a Title I school?
Southside Primary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Southside Primary School in?
Dallas County School District, NCES district ID 0101110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010111000407 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.