Northside High School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Shelby, Mississippi

Northside High School in Shelby, Mississippi enrolled 370 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Mississippi high-school median of 12.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-79% (Mississippi: 89.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

354 students in 2022-23, 365 students in 2023-24, 370 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.1 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Northside High School by school year2022-23: 354, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233542023-243652024-25370
Students enrolled at Northside High School by school year2022-23: 354, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233542023-243652024-25370
Students enrolled at Northside High School by school year2022-23: 354, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233542023-243652024-25370
Students enrolled at Northside High School by school year2022-23: 354, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233542023-243652024-25370
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335428.112.6
2023-2436529.112.6
2024-2537030.012.3

12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Mississippi high schools

Among the 197 Mississippi high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Northside High School 12.3; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherNorthside High School 12.3state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Northside High School 12.3; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherNorthside High School 12.3state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Northside High School 12.3; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherNorthside High School 12.3state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Northside High School 12.3; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherNorthside High School 12.3state median 12.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

2 AP courses and one counselor per 172 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northside High School enrolled 344 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 104 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses2
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 172 of the 344 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions104
  • Chronically absent44.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.2% of students were Black, 5.9% of two or more races, 1.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black92.2%
  2. Two or more races5.9%
  3. Hispanic1.6%
  4. White0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Northside High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMississippi
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220‑24%23%41.7%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%22% (2021-22)52.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-79% of the 56 students in Northside High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMississippi
Four-year graduation rate70‑79%70‑79%89.4%
Students in the class565631,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Northside High School

  1. Cleveland Central High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 799 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  2. West Bolivar High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 16 miles away: 227 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare Northside High School with Cleveland Central High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much North Bolivar Cons School Dist spends per student$15,277 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,277
  5. The largest public schools in MississippiNorthside High School is the number 144 by size of 200 Mississippi high schools open in 2024-25.#144 of 200
  6. Mississippi schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 12.6 for high schools.12.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Northside High School

  1. How many students attend Northside High School?
    370 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 354 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Shelby, MS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside High School?
    12.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for high schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northside High School a Title I school?
    Northside High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northside High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Northside High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Northside High School?
    70-79% of the 56 students in Northside High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Northside High School in?
    North Bolivar Cons School Dist, NCES district ID 2800186. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280018601411 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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