📍 8620 Preston Highway, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40219
Southern High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 1,387 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 80.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern High enrolls 1,387 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 80.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 30% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 463 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 425 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 418 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 34 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
955 of the school's 1,387 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 902 qualify for free lunch and 53 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southern High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 KY-30, state senate district 35, state house district 35.
Southern High is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,387 students, Southern High is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large