South Side Middle School

South Side Middle School operates as a tight-knit 6-8 campus in Columbiana, Ohio, run under Columbiana Exempted Village. Current enrollment sits at 289 students spanning grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so South Side Middle School sits 40% below that benchmark.

South Side Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Columbiana Exempted Village, a district that hosts 971 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Side Middle School lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Columbiana County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting South Side Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Columbiana County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Side Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.4%; this one delivers 82.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Columbiana County put median household earnings sit near $58,180, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Columbiana County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,165 students), of which South Side Middle School is one.

Columbiana High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Side Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 80.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. South Side Middle School's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 316 (now 289).

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