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Enrollment
410
High
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370033002504
Southside High
5700 Hwy 33 East, Chocowinity, NC 27817 · (252) 940-1881 · Beaufort County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of North Carolina public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
407 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 99 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 100 | 24% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
50.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
29.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Southside High
Southside High's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside High this school | 410 | 99.3% | 34.0% |
| Jones Senior High School Trenton | 495 | 99.4% | 47.6% |
| Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington Wilmington | 362 | 98.9% | N/A |
| Whiteville High Whiteville | 639 | 99.5% | 39.7% |
| Pender High Burgaw | 648 | 98.5% | 21.3% |
| West Craven High Vanceboro | 751 | 99.6% | 29.8% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Southside High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #370 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #289 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #287 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #370 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #174 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #127 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #165 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #167 of 277 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
410
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 410 | 23.5 | 17.4:1 | 99% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 99% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 30.1 | 14.0:1 | 99% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 97% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 65% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 62% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 40 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (443 to 410); teachers down 29% (33 to 23.5).
About Southside High
Southside High is a high school located in Chocowinity, North Carolina, in Beaufort County. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 410 students. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 761.
Beaufort County Schools, which runs Southside High, has 13 schools and 5,601 students.
White students make up 42% of enrollment at Southside High, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 35% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Beaufort County's population at about 68%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
The school's 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. The average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Southside High, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Beaufort County average a similar 99%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Southside High outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Southside High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (34.0%) and its predicted rate (48.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
For the population of Beaufort County, the median household earns about $58,357 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Southside High shares Beaufort County with 14 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Chocowinity Primary is about 4.2 miles from Southside High. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Southside High is behind the 60.2% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Southside High as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 404 in 2020-21 and 410 in 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 14.4:1 to 17.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Beaufort County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,499
Census ACS
Median income
$58,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaufort County Schools
- Washington HighHigh · 794 students
- P S Jones MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Bath ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Chocowinity PrimaryElementary · 484 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- John C Tayloe ElementaryElementary · 382 students
Other schools in Chocowinity
- Chocowinity PrimaryElementary · 484 students
- Chocowinity MiddleMiddle · 366 students
- B C Ed Tech CenterCombined
Other Southside High schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Southside High. Southside High is the 6th largest of the 7.
- SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLFORT SMITH, AR · 2,053 students
- Southside High SchoolYoungsville, LA · 1,833 students
- Southside High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 1,772 students
- Southside HighGreenville, SC · 1,075 students
- Southside High SchoolSouthside, AL · 825 students
Nearby schools
- Chocowinity Primary4.2 mi · 484
- Chocowinity Middle5.1 mi · 366
- Eastern Elementary7.0 mi · 484
- John C Tayloe Elementary7.8 mi · 382
- Washington Montessori7.8 mi · 429
- Beaufort Co Early College High8.0 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Southside HighWhat is the total enrollment at Southside High?
Southside High enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Southside High serve?
Southside High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Southside High?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Southside High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southside High?
At Southside High, the student body is approximately 42% White, 18% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Southside High in?
Southside High is part of Beaufort County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.