WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, an average-sized 9-12 campus in JONESBORO, Arkansas, overseen by WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead), caters to 647 students, covering grades 8 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL sits 27% larger than that benchmark.

Within WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead), which oversees 3 schools and 1,817 students, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Craighead County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Craighead County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.0%; this one delivers 29.4%.

In the area at large, Craighead County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,548 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Craighead County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,332 students), WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 27.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL has declined 8%, going from 700 students in 2018 to 647 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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