Southview Primary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Opelika, Alabama

Southview Primary School in Opelika, Alabama enrolled 480 students in 2024-25 with 29.6 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted 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 rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

431 students in 2022-23, 467 students in 2023-24, 480 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.3 to 29.6.

Students enrolled at Southview Primary School by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 467, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-234312023-244672024-25480
Students enrolled at Southview Primary School by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 467, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-234312023-244672024-25480
Students enrolled at Southview Primary School by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 467, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-234312023-244672024-25480
Students enrolled at Southview Primary School by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 467, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-234312023-244672024-25480
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343128.315.2
2023-2446726.018.0
2024-2548029.616.2

16.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 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.

Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.2; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.2; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.2; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.2; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 16.9U.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 450 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southview Primary School enrolled 450 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 450 of the 450 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent20.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.9% of students were Black, 36.0% White, 14.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black42.9%
  2. White36.0%
  3. Hispanic14.0%
  4. Two or more races5.6%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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.

Elementary schools in Opelika

8 public elementary schools in Opelika report 2024-25 enrollment; Southview Primary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Beauregard Elementary School78314.053.8%
Southview Primary School48016.259.8%
Northside School46417.657.5%
Jeter Primary School43515.960.0%
Carver Primary School41415.989.4%
Morris Avenue Intermediate School39717.665.7%
West Forest Intermediate School39315.688.3%
Dixie Elementary School25116.261.8%

All public schools in Opelika →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southview Primary School

  1. Carver Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 414 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Jeter Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 435 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Southview Primary School with Carver Primary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Opelika City Schools spends per student$12,232 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,232
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaSouthview Primary School is the number 324 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#324 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.16.2:1
  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 Southview Primary School

  1. How many students attend Southview Primary School?
    480 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 431 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Opelika, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southview Primary School?
    16.2 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.
  3. Is Southview Primary School a Title I school?
    Southview Primary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Southview Primary School in?
    Opelika City Schools, NCES district ID 0102580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010258001778 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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