Madison South Elementary School

Madison South Elementary School is an elementary school of average-sized scale in Mansfield, Ohio, run under Madison Local, works with 486 students in grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 20% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Within Madison Local, which oversees 14 schools and 6,747 students, Madison South Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Madison South Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Richland County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Madison South Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 48.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Richland County) logs that median household earnings sit near $59,509, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Richland County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,772 students), of which Madison South Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tyger Digital Academy, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Madison South Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Madison South Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 552 (now 486). Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.