📍 5401 S 7th St, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85040
South Mountain High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 2,146 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Phoenix Union High School District (4286) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 111.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
South Mountain High School enrolls 2,146 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 111.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 2.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,743 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 278 | 13% |
| White | 61 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,823 of the school's 2,146 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Mountain High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-30.
South Mountain High School is one of 19 schools in Phoenix Union High School District (4286), based in PHOENIX, Arizona. The district serves 25,800 students district-wide and employs 1,448 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,146 students, South Mountain High School is larger than the district average of about 1,358 students per school.
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