Southside School District
Public
Grades PK–12 B+School Grade
Public schools for Southside.
At a glance
2,193Students enrolled
4Schools
$11,170Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
52%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Southside
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs AR
Math proficiency43%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 36.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 88.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$11,170
per student each year · 18% below the AR average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,236’20
2,253’21
2,234’22
2,204’23
2,193’24
Students
White · 90%1,979
Hispanic · 6%125
Two or more races · 2%39
Black · 1%31
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%8
Asian · 0%6
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools4 in district
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–3 · 852 students · Southside
B+PublicSOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 4–6 · 450 students · Southside
BPublicSOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 7–9 · 427 students · Southside
BCharterSOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 10–12 · 464 students · Southside
B-CharterSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.