📍 5700 Drake Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, 27406
Southern Guilford High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Greensboro, Guilford County. The school has 938 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 62.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Guilford High enrolls 938 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 62.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 357 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 282 | 30% |
| White | 171 | 18% |
| Asian | 91 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
708 of the school's 938 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 670 qualify for free lunch and 38 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 Guilford High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 59.
Southern Guilford High is one of 126 schools in Guilford County Schools, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The district serves 67,620 students district-wide and employs 4,545 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 938 students, Southern Guilford High is larger than the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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