📍 2361 School Drive, Southside, Etowah County, 35907
Southside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Southside, Etowah County. The school has 770 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Etowah County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
Southside High School enrolls 770 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 6.1% Black or African American and 5.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 627 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 24 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
321 of the school's 770 students (42%) 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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-30.
Southside High School is one of 24 schools in Etowah County, based in Gadsden, Alabama. The district serves 8,739 students district-wide and employs 492 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 770 students, Southside High School is larger than the district average of about 364 students per school.
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