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Northside High School

2301 North B St, Fort Smith, AR, 72901-7198

Tel: (479)783-1171

Grades: 10-12 | 1,356 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Northside High School serves 1,356 students in grades 10-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is equal to the AR state average of 13:1.
The school's 72% graduation rate is lower than the AR state average of 76%.
Minority enrollment is 71% of the student body.
Northside High School is one of 4 public high schools within Fort Smith, and operates within the Fort Smith School District.

The nearest elementary school is Tilles Elementary School (0.6 miles away), the nearest middle school is William O. Darby Junior High School (0.7 miles away), and the nearest high school is Belle Point Alternative Center (0.7 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, AR Dept. of Educ.	Northside High School
Grades Offered	Grades 10-12
Total Students	1,356 students

% Male / % Female	46% / 54%
Total Classroom Teachers	106 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(AR) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	13:1

	This School	(AR) School Average
% American Indian	4%	1%

% Asian	8%	1%

% Hispanic	34%	9%

% Black	18%	23%

% White	29%	64%

Unknown	7%	2%


	This School	(AR) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	70%	51%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	10%	9%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Fort Smith School District
	This School's Agency	(AR) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	26	3
Number of Students Managed	13,958 students	938 students

District Total Revenue	$137,833,000	$9,258,000

District Expenditure	$141,127,000	$9,608,000

District Revenue / Student	$9,875	$9,870

District Expenditure / Student	$10,111	$10,243

District Graduation Rates	72%	76%

Nearby Schools:

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Northside High School
Grades: 10-12 | 0 mi. away

Tilles Elementary School
Grades: PK-6 | 0.6 mi. away

William O. Darby Junior High School
Grades: 7-9 | 0.7 mi. away

Belle Point Alternative Center
Grades: 7-12 | 0.7 mi. away

Ballman Elementary School
Grades: KG-6 | 0.8 mi. away

Albert Pike Elementary School
Grades: PK-6 | 1.2 mi. away

View all schools in: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Zip 72901

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