📍 3510 Goldsmith Lane, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40220
Seneca High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 1,309 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 87.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Seneca High enrolls 1,309 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 87.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 28% White and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 537 | 41% |
| White | 367 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 279 | 21% |
| Asian | 66 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
840 of the school's 1,309 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 818 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Seneca 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 19, state house district 30.
Seneca 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 1,309 students, Seneca 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