📍 701 W 33rd S, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67217
South High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 1,632 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 117.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South High enrolls 1,632 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 117.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 555 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 542 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 320 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 152 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 46 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,426 of the school's 1,632 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,296 qualify for free lunch and 130 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South High 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 KS-40, state senate district 28, state house district 96.
South High is one of 88 schools in Wichita, based in Wichita, Kansas. The district serves 46,073 students district-wide and employs 4,462 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,632 students, South High is larger than the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large