📍 4949 State Route 151, Hookstown, Beaver County, 15050
South Side HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hookstown, Beaver County. The school has 299 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Side Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. 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.
South Side HS enrolls 299 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.7% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 285 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 299 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
South Side HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 14.
South Side HS is one of 3 schools in South Side Area SD, based in Hookstown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 863 students district-wide and employs 78 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 299 students, South Side HS is close to the district average of about 288 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant