Southern Elementary School

Southern Elementary School is a primary school of mid-sized scale in Falmouth, Kentucky, overseen by Pendleton County, instructing 542 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% above the state mean of about 421.

Across the 4 schools in Pendleton County (2,130 students total), Southern Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Southern Elementary School lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Pendleton County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Southern Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Southern Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.4%; this one delivers 32.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pendleton County) shows that median household income runs about $64,669, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Pendleton County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,130 students), Southern Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pendleton County High School, around 1.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Southern Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 551 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.