📍 365 Commons Drive South, Jacksonville, Onslow County, 28546
Northside High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Onslow County. The school has 1,097 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Onslow County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northside High enrolls 1,097 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 29% White and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 412 | 38% |
| White | 314 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 227 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 102 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 33 | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
596 of the school's 1,097 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 539 qualify for free lunch and 57 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.
Northside High 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 NC-30, state senate district 6, state house district 14.
Northside High is one of 40 schools in Onslow County Schools, based in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The district serves 27,551 students district-wide and employs 1,736 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,097 students, Northside High is larger than the district average of about 689 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small