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South High School

701 West 33rd South, Wichita, KS, 67217-3497

Tel: (316)973-5450

Grades: 9-12 | 1,501 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

South High School serves 1,501 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the KS state average of 13:1.
The school's 72% graduation rate is lower than the KS state average of 85%.
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body.
South High School is one of 17 public high schools within Wichita, and operates within the Wichita School District.

The nearest elementary school is Enterprise Elementary School (0.3 miles away), the nearest middle school is Wells Alternative Middle School (1.2 miles away), and the nearest high school is Sowers Alternative High School (2.3 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, KS Dept. of Educ.	South High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,501 students

% Male / % Female	45% / 55%
Total Classroom Teachers	84 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(KS) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	13:1

	This School	(KS) School Average
% American Indian	3%	1%

% Asian	3%	2%

% Hispanic	19%	16%

% Black	17%	8%

% White	48%	69%

Unknown	10%	4%


	This School	(KS) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	62%	37%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	11%	10%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Wichita School District
	This School's Agency	(KS) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	94	3
Number of Students Managed	47,260 students	551 students

District Total Revenue	$583,235,000	$7,132,000

District Expenditure	$584,111,000	$6,887,000

District Revenue / Student	$12,341	$12,944

District Expenditure / Student	$12,360	$12,499

District Graduation Rates	72%	85%

Nearby Schools:

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South High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Enterprise Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.3 mi. away

Lewis Open Magnet Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 0.5 mi. away

Kelly Liberal Arts Academy
Grades: PK-5 | 0.8 mi. away

Wells Alternative Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1.2 mi. away

Greiffenstein Alternative Elementary School
Grades: 1-7 | 1.2 mi. away

View all schools in: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Zip 67217

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