Northside High School

Northside High School is one of the medium-sized 9-12 campuss in Lafayette, Louisiana, operated by Lafayette Parish, with 713 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Within Lafayette Parish, which oversees 44 schools and 29,396 students, Northside High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Northside High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lafayette Parish runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lafayette Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $67,451, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Lafayette Parish's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,903 students), Northside High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: J.W. Faulk Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northside High School.

Northside High School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Northside High School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 725 (now 713). Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Northside High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.