📍 5700 Hwy 33 East, Chocowinity, Beaufort County, 27817
Southside High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chocowinity, Beaufort County. The school has 422 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaufort County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southside High enrolls 422 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 35% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 188 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 146 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
419 of the school's 422 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 419 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 High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 NC-30, state senate district 3, state house district 79.
Southside High is one of 14 schools in Beaufort County Schools, based in Washington, North Carolina. The district serves 5,601 students district-wide and employs 439 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 422 students, Southside High is close to the district average of about 400 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant