📍 4100 Gary St, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, 72903
Southside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Smith, Sebastian County. The school has 1,956 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeffrey Prewitt. It is part of the Fort Smith School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 185.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
Southside High School enrolls 1,956 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 185.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 9.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,113 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 362 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 194 | 9.9% |
| Asian | 160 | 8.2% |
| Black or African American | 106 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
928 of the school's 1,956 students (47%) 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VT-30.
Southside High School is one of 27 schools in FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in FORT SMITH, Arkansas. The district serves 14,045 students district-wide and employs 1,002 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,956 students, Southside High School is larger than the district average of about 520 students per school.
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