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West Side Elementary School (Closed 2013)

339 South Ashlar

West Side Elementary School served 347 students in grades PK-6.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 was lower than the AR average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment was 96% of the student body (majority Black), which was more than the state average of 39%.
West Side Elementary School operated within the Helena/ W.helena School District.

	This School	(AR) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	14:1

Asian	n/a	2%

Hispanic	n/a	12%

Black	96%	21%

White	4%	61%

Hawaiian	n/a	1%

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.	0.08	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.	91%	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.	3%	9%

School District Name	Helena/ W.helena School District
Number of Schools Managed	3	3
Number of Students Managed	1,614	913

District Total Revenue	$21 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$23 MM	$9 MM

District Revenue / Student	$12,328	$10,835

District Spending / Student	$13,431	$10,302

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