📍 7975 US Highway 80 E, Selma, Dallas County, 36701
Southside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Selma, Dallas County. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dallas County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
Southside High School enrolls 296 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 5.1% Two or more races and 1.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 276 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 5.1% |
| White | 4 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 296 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southside High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-70.
Southside High School is one of 12 schools in Dallas County, based in Selma, Alabama. The district serves 2,283 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 296 students, Southside High School is larger than the district average of about 190 students per school.
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