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2301 North B St

Fort Smith, AR 72901
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www.fssc.k12.ar.us

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Northside High School serves 1,641 students in grades 10-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the AR average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 39%.
Northside High School operates within the Fort Smith School District.
Fort Smith School District's 75% graduation rate is lower than the AR state average of 78%.

School Overview

The student population of 1641 students has grown by 17% over five years.
The teacher population of 119 teachers has grown by 8% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 10-12
Total Students	1,641 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	119 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has increased from 13:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.71 is more than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AR) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	14:1

American Indian	1%	1%

Asian	7%	2%

Hispanic	44%	12%

Black	18%	21%

White	26%	61%

Hawaiian	n/a	1%

Two or more races	4%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.71	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	71%	53%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	9%

District Comparison

Fort Smith School District's student population of 14,711 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 75% has decreased from 95% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,393 in this district is less than the state average of $10,835. The district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,998 is higher than the state average of $10,302. The district spending/student has grown by 8% over four years.

School District Name	Fort Smith School District
Number of Schools Managed	26	3
Number of Students Managed	14,711	913

Graduation Rate	75%	78%

District Total Revenue	$153 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$162 MM	$9 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,393	$10,835

District Spending / Student	$10,998	$10,302

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, AR Dept. of Education

School Reviews

1/28/2012

this school is good without alot of violance

- Posted by Administrator - ccraz

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