South School

South School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Laurel, Montana, run under Laurel Elem. The school teaches 158 students in grades pre-K through K.

Within Laurel Elem, which oversees 4 schools and 1,157 students, South School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, South School lists that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, South School reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Yellowstone County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, Yellowstone County reports that median household income runs about $76,570, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Yellowstone County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students), of which South School is one.

West School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

South School operates from a town-center location.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.