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Southside School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Southside.

Southside’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Arkansas school districts

Students
2,193
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,170
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$26.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Southside School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 77% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the AR average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $26.7M, about $12,192 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 77% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Southside. Grade by grade →

PK–3Southside Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 38.3% · 1,248 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 39.9% · 1,247 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.9% · 127 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,170 per student · 18% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 77%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,236’20
2,253’21
2,234’22
2,204’23
2,193’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.