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Westside High School

๐Ÿ“ 2851 Heath Rd, Macon, Bibb County, 31206

1,025
Pupils
18.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Westside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Macon, Bibb County. The school has 1,025 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bibb County school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. The four-year graduation rate is 71%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Bibb County

Enrollment & staffing

Westside High School enrolls 1,025 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.

Male students
507 (49%)
Female students
518 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
55.8
Student-teacher ratio
18.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American86885%
Hispanic or Latino858.3%
White424.1%
Two or more races212%
Asian8<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,025 of the school's 1,025 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,025 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Westside High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 GA-20, state senate district 26, state house district 142.

School district: Bibb County

Westside High School is one of 35 schools in Bibb County, based in Macon, Georgia. The district serves 21,334 students district-wide and employs 1,513 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,025 students, Westside High School is larger than the district average of about 610 students per school.

21,334
District students
35
Schools
1,513
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

71%
Graduation rate
28%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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