South Elementary School

As a cozy primary school in Stockport, Ohio, South Elementary School teaches 277 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Morgan Local. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Morgan Local (1,601 students total), South Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Elementary School logs that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 13% multiracial, 4% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, South Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting South Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Morgan County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,351 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Morgan County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,601 students), of which South Elementary School is one.

Morgan High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around South Elementary School.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 294 students in 2018 compared to 277 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the South Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.