Northside High School

Northside High School, a medium-sized high school, is located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 713 students.

Northside High School is one of 44 schools in Lafayette Parish, which enrolls 29,396 students in total.

Black students are the large majority at Northside High School, with 92% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic and 3% White. Among people living in Lafayette Parish, the Black share is about 25%. Northside High School has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its teaching staff equals 45.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Louisiana average 18.0:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 88%. That is 29 points above the 59% average for public schools in Lafayette Parish.

According to the American Community Survey, in Lafayette Parish, median household income is about $67,451, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northside High School is one of 50 public schools in Lafayette Parish, which together enroll about 35,903 students.

The closest public school to Northside High School is J.W. Faulk Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

For locale, NCES codes Northside High School as City: Mid-size.

Enrollment was 673 in 2020-21 and 713 in 2024-25, a increase of 40 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.7:1 to 15.6:1.

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