North Side High School

As a sprawling 9-12 campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana, North Side High School works with 1,383 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Fort Wayne Community Schools. That puts it 69% bigger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

North Side High School is one of 50 schools operated by Fort Wayne Community Schools, a district that works with 28,561 students overall.

Looking at the student body, North Side High School shows that 32% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Black, 23% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting North Side High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Allen County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, census data for Allen County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,737 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. North Side High School is one of 92 public schools in Allen County (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students).

Forest Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

North Side High School operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Side High School has fell 16%, going from 1,644 students in 2018 to 1,383 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 43% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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