South Elem School

South Elem School is a K-5 school of cozy scale in Marshall, Illinois, operated by Marshall CUSD 2C, serveing 306 students in grades pre-K through 2.

South Elem School is one of 4 schools operated by Marshall CUSD 2C, a district that teaches 1,181 students overall.

Looking at the student body, South Elem School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 4% multiracial. Compared to Clark County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clark County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $72,927 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Elem School is one of 9 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 2,456 students).

Marshall High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around South Elem School.

South Elem School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 322 students in 2018 compared to 306 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for South Elem School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.