Southern Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Georgetown, Kentucky, Southern Elementary School works with 462 students from grades K through 5, run under Scott County.

Scott County runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 9,830 students. Southern Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Southern Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Black, 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Scott County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Scott County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Southern Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.0%; this one delivers 28.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Scott County put the typical household earns roughly $85,158 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Southern Elementary School is one of 18 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 9,863 students).

Nearest neighbor: Georgetown Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southern Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Southern Elementary School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.3%.

Southern Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Southern Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 567 (now 462). White enrollment moved from 73% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.