📍 4701 South Grand St., Monroe, Ouachita Parish, 71202
Southside Alternative High School is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Monroe, Ouachita Parish. The school has 186 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Office of Juvenile Justice school district. It serves grades 1–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. The four-year graduation rate is 15%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southside Alternative High School enrolls 186 students across grades 1–12. The student body is 100% male and 0% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 15% White and 3.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 148 | 80% |
| White | 27 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 186 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 150 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southside Alternative High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 LA-50, state senate district 34, state house district 17.
Southside Alternative High School is one of 4 schools in Office of Juvenile Justice, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The district serves 264 students district-wide and employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 186 students, Southside Alternative High School is larger than the district average of about 66 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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