📍 4400 Solomons Island Rd, Harwood, Anne Arundel County, 20776
Southern High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Harwood, Anne Arundel County. The school has 1,066 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 69.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern High enrolls 1,066 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 69.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 681 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 233 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
423 of the school's 1,066 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 362 qualify for free lunch and 61 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.
Southern High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 33, state house district 33.
Southern High is one of 126 schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, based in Annapolis, Maryland. The district serves 85,029 students district-wide and employs 5,930 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,066 students, Southern High is larger than the district average of about 675 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe