📍 3131 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, 55407
South High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The school has 1,466 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Minneapolis Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South High enrolls 1,466 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 73 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 29% White and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 471 | 32% |
| White | 419 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 328 | 22% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 149 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 41 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
970 of the school's 1,466 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 852 qualify for free lunch and 118 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 MN-50, state senate district 63.
South High is one of 97 schools in Minneapolis Public School District, based in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The district serves 29,928 students district-wide and employs 1,902 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,466 students, South High is larger than the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large