South Primary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in South Roxana, Illinois, South Primary School hosts 450 students from grades pre-K through 2, overseen by Roxana CUSD 1.

Roxana CUSD 1 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,708 students; South Primary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, South Primary School logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, South Primary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Madison County's rate of about 46%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Madison County put median household income runs about $75,793, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students), of which South Primary School is one.

The closest other public school is Roxana Sr High School, roughly 1.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. South Primary School's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 509 (now 450). Over the same period, the White share declined from 89% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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