Southside Elementary

Southside Elementary is one of the expansive elementary campuss in Lebanon, Tennessee, part of Wilson County, with 806 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 71% bigger than the state mean of about 470.

Across the 25 schools in Wilson County (20,703 students total), Southside Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Southside Elementary logs that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Wilson County shows median household earnings sit near $95,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Wilson County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,331 students), Southside Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southside Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 798 students in 2018 to 806 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 72% across the same window.

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