📍 4900 Shankland Rd, Willoughby, Lake County, 44094
South High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Willoughby, Lake County. The school has 1,093 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Willoughby-Eastlake City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. 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 School enrolls 1,093 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 23% Black or African American and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 717 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 254 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 28 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
368 of the school's 1,093 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 63 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 School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 60.
South High School is one of 14 schools in Willoughby-Eastlake City, based in Eastlake, Ohio. The district serves 6,861 students district-wide and employs 432 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,093 students, South High School is larger than the district average of about 490 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large