Southern Elementary School

Southern Elementary School is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in Racine, Ohio, operated by Southern Local, with 495 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 23% larger than typical.

Southern Local runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,056 students. Southern Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southern Elementary School lists that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest reads as 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Southern Elementary School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Southern Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Meigs County indicate median household earnings sit near $46,873, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Meigs County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,988 students), Southern Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Southern High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Southern Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southern Elementary School has declined 10%, going from 553 students in 2018 to 495 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Southern Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.