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Westside High School

5.00 (1 review)

1002 Patriots Way

Tel: (706)868-4030

Westside High School serves 797 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the GA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 68% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 58%.
Westside High School operates within the Richmond County School District.
Richmond County School District's 55% graduation rate is lower than the GA state average of 69%.

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.58 is more than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(GA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	16:1

Asian	1%	4%

Hispanic	5%	14%

Black	56%	37%

White	32%	42%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	6%	3%

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.	0.58	0.41

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.	96%	57%

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.	n/a	6%

Richmond County School District's student population of 31,823 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 55% has decreased from 94% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,222 is higher than the state average of $10,007. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,694 is higher than the state average of $9,869. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Richmond County School District
Number of Schools Managed	60	5
Number of Students Managed	31,823	3,306

Graduation Rate	55%	69%

District Total Revenue	$327 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$342 MM	$33 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,222	$10,007

District Spending / Student	$10,694	$9,869

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