📍 1213 West Allison Road, Cheyenne, Laramie County, 82007
South High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cheyenne, Laramie County. The school has 1,187 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laramie County School District #1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 84.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 76%. The school offers 8 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 1,187 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 84.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 646 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 430 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
662 of the school's 1,187 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 484 qualify for free lunch and 178 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 WY At-Large, state senate district 8, state house district 12.
South High School is one of 38 schools in Laramie County School District #1, based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The district serves 13,426 students district-wide and employs 1,017 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,187 students, South High School is larger than the district average of about 353 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small