📍 312 Almonaster Rd, Youngsville, Lafayette Parish, 70592
Southside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Youngsville, Lafayette Parish. The school has 1,910 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 78.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southside High School enrolls 1,910 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 78.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 20% Black or African American and 4.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,317 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 376 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 58 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
752 of the school's 1,910 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 623 qualify for free lunch and 129 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 High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-30, state senate district 23, state house district 48.
Southside High School is one of 45 schools in Lafayette Parish, based in Lafayette, Louisiana. The district serves 29,396 students district-wide and employs 1,764 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,910 students, Southside High School is larger than the district average of about 653 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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