Southside Elementary

Set in Pulaski, Tennessee, Southside Elementary is a cozy elementary-level community, run under Giles County. It works with 397 students across grades 3 through 5.

Within Giles County, which oversees 8 schools and 3,595 students, Southside Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Southside Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder breaks down as 17% Black, 13% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, Giles County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Zooming out to the county, Giles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,307 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Giles County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,595 students), of which Southside Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pulaski Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 397 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 25% to 17%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.