State/Public High Open

South High School

๐Ÿ“ 1700 East Louisiana Avenue, Denver, Denver County, 80210

1,844
Pupils
20.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

South High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Denver, Denver County. The school has 1,844 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 92.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.

School details

School district
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C

Enrollment & staffing

South High School enrolls 1,844 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 92.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.

Male students
926 (50%)
Female students
918 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
92.0
Student-teacher ratio
20.1:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White88348%
Hispanic or Latino56631%
Black or African American19010%
Two or more races1075.8%
Asian834.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native15<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

729 of the school's 1,844 students (40%) 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

South High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.

School district: School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C

South High School is one of 203 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, based in DENVER, Colorado. The district serves 90,471 students district-wide and employs 5,947 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,844 students, South High School is larger than the district average of about 446 students per school.

90,471
District students
203
Schools
5,947
Teachers (FTE)

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