Sodt Elementary School

Sodt Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary school in MONROE, Michigan, operated by Jefferson Schools (Monroe). Current enrollment sits at 236 students spanning grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Sodt Elementary School sits 36% smaller than that benchmark.

Jefferson Schools (Monroe) comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,336 students; Sodt Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Sodt Elementary School records that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Monroe County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Monroe County) records that median household earnings sit near $77,335, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Monroe County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,286 students), of which Sodt Elementary School is one.

Jefferson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sodt Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 235 students in 2018 to 236 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 94% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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