Southside High

Located at 6630 Frontage at White Horse Road, in Greenville, South Carolina, Southside High is an average-sized four-year high school that caters to 1,075 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Greenville 01.

Southside High is one of 89 schools operated by Greenville 01, a district that serves 78,776 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Southside High lists that the most-represented group is Black (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 33% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Greenville County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Greenville County put the typical household earns roughly $76,932 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Greenville County's 109 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students), Southside High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Thomas E. Kerns Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southside High.

Southside High operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 46%: 736 students in 2018 compared to 1,075 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 17% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.