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Southside High School

801 Glenwood Avenue, Se, Atlanta, GA, 30316 -

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Definition of Terms

Southside High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Fulton County, GA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1130 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

76 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 333 students

Grade 10 - 285 students

Grade 11 - 263 students

Grade 12 - 249 students

This School

( GA ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( GA ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	2%
% Hispanic	4%	9%
% Black	94%	40%
% White	2%	45%

Additional Student Information

This School

( GA ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

74%

45%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( GA ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Atlanta City School District

This School's Agency

( GA ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	103	6
Number of Students Managed	56,675 students	3,730 students
District Total Revenue	$716,804,000	$29,999,000
District Expenditure	$719,855,000	$27,898,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,648	$9,137
District Expenditure / Student	$12,701	$8,688
District Graduation Rates	66%	74%

Southside Comprehensive High School is a high school of approximately 1,500 students in fast-developing southeast Atlanta, Georgia, United States community near Grant Park, just south of I-20. The school is a part of Atlanta Public Schools.
The school was formed after Smith High School combined with Roosevelt High School in 1994, making it the youngest high school in the Atlanta Public Schools system.
The school was designated a GE Foundation "College Bound" school in 2002 and received a 5-year, $1 million grant to help increase student readiness for college courses.
The school is home to the district's Information Processing magnet program.
In the 2005-2006 school year 50% of students from Crim High School were sent to attend Southside due to re-zoning.
Coan Middle School and King Middle School are the main feeder schools for Southside Comprehensive High School.
Extracurricular Activities: Southside Comprehensive High School has many athletic and academic organizations. The school has a basketball team, soccer team, football team, track team, softball team, and a baseball team as well as other athletic organizations including a golf club.
The academic organizations are just as numerous, and include a Quiz Bowl team, Math club, Student Government Association, Future Black Leaders of America, Science club, Computer club, Dance club, Robotics team, Skills USA chapter, Marching Band, Chorus, Army JROTC, Drill team, and various language clubs.
Dress code: Students are required to follow a strict dress code.
Feeder Patters: The following elementary school feed into Southside: Burgess, Cook, East Lake, Peterson, Toomer, and Whitefoord.
The following middle schools feed into Southside: Coan and King.
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About This Zip Code (30316)

School Zip (30316)

(GA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

32,495 people

7,666,612 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

21%

21%

Population Average Age

32 years old

33.4 years old

Average Household size

2.8 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$32,465

$44,694

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5 rooms

5.6 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

48 years old

30 years old

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Zipcode (30316)

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% Owning / % Renting

56% / 44%

65% / 35%

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1. Mcnair High School - 1220 students - view location
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3. Crim High School - 414 students - view location
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