South High

Public 9-12

 701 W 33rd S
       Wichita, KS  67217-3497


(316) 973-5450

District: Wichita

SchoolDigger Rank:
308th of 327 Kansas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,384 Help


Feeder schools for South High:

Elementary:    Anderson Elementary
    Cessna Elementary
    Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet
    Enterprise Elementary
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Middle:    Truesdell Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  1,632

Racial breakdown:

White:
34.0%
Hispanic:
33.2%
African American:
19.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.4% Help


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Compare Details South High ranks worse than 94.2% of high schools in Kansas. It also ranks 8th among 10 ranked high schools in the Wichita School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.99. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at South High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34%), Hispanic (33.2%), African American (19.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South High is 13.9, which is the 4th best among 10 high schools in the Wichita School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South High is $11,384. 6 high schools in the Wichita School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

South High:

SchoolDigger ranks South High 308th of 327 Kansas public high schools. (See South High in the ranking list.)

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Wichita:

SchoolDigger ranks Wichita 255th of 269 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South High

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Rank History for all students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 11.33 245th 262 6.5%
2007 10.93 262nd 280 6.4%
2008 3.53 263rd 267 1.5%
2009 3.37 282nd 291 3.1%
2010 7.22 290th 302 4.0%
2011 3.17 289th 298 3.0%
2012 7.57 303rd 317 4.4%
2013 10.17 309th 323 4.3%
2015 14.05 310th 326 4.9%
2016 18.39 265th 313 15.3%
2017 12.20 291st 316 7.9%
2018 20.01 262nd 314 16.6%
2019 8.72 308th 325 5.2%
2021 10.21 304th 320 5.0%
2022 9.44 307th 324 5.2%
2023 8.99 308th 327 5.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.23 29th 49 40.8%
2019 22.68 46th 58 20.7%
2021 11.39 52nd 55 5.5%
2022 12.93 53rd 57 7.0%
2023 10.26 62nd 64 3.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.56 23rd 47 51.1%
2019 32.63 37th 49 24.5%
2021 45.25 12th 41 70.7%
2022 46.15 13th 36 63.9%
2023 51.03 15th 42 64.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.20 83rd 110 24.5%
2019 34.03 76th 111 31.5%
2021 31.16 79th 115 31.3%
2022 30.86 85th 117 27.4%
2023 21.32 105th 122 13.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.84 155th 228 32.0%
2019 19.83 209th 229 8.7%
2021 23.27 177th 213 16.9%
2022 18.14 202nd 223 9.4%
2023 16.20 226th 250 9.6%
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Rank History for Female students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.94 214th 248 13.7%
2019 7.64 242nd 249 2.8%
2021 9.81 238th 250 4.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.20 83rd 110 24.5%
2019 34.03 76th 111 31.5%
2021 31.16 79th 115 31.3%
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Rank History for Male students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.51 213th 248 14.1%
2019 10.31 242nd 252 4.0%
2021 11.50 242nd 258 6.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 13.09 26th 29 10.3%
2023 30.05 25th 33 24.2%
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Rank History for African American students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.01 39th 47 17.0%
2019 20.95 38th 46 17.4%
2021 26.08 38th 48 20.8%
2022 22.86 42nd 50 16.0%
2023 23.99 40th 53 24.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.12 71st 89 20.2%
2019 21.58 76th 92 17.4%
2021 27.33 72nd 99 27.3%
2022 24.26 84th 102 17.6%
2023 21.12 92nd 110 16.4%
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Rank History for Native American students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.74 2nd 3 33.3%
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Rank History for White students at South High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.76 208th 296 29.7%
2019 10.09 293rd 306 4.2%
2021 7.40 297th 302 1.7%
2022 9.18 299th 307 2.6%
2023 11.05 297th 309 3.9%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for South High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1116 215 48 47 39 n/a n/a 0 1465
1989 1415 287 57 77 48 n/a n/a 0 1884
1990 1380 291 64 86 50 n/a n/a 0 1871
1991 1293 246 52 91 42 n/a n/a 0 1724
1992 1287 259 57 95 40 n/a n/a 0 1738
1993 1262 252 50 108 32 n/a n/a 0 1704
1994 1213 279 50 94 30 n/a n/a 0 1666
1995 1178 299 54 110 36 n/a n/a 0 1677
1996 1178 299 54 110 36 n/a n/a 0 1677
1997 1141 293 62 108 36 n/a n/a 0 1640
1998 1113 276 69 111 40 n/a n/a 0 1609
1999 1170 262 77 105 33 n/a n/a 0 1647
2000 1110 253 76 115 43 n/a n/a 0 1597
2001 1101 288 77 106 47 n/a n/a 0 1619
2002 1048 318 75 179 64 n/a n/a 0 1684
2003 1048 318 75 179 64 n/a n/a 0 1684
2004 1023 340 73 156 60 n/a n/a 2 1654
2005 963 313 67 152 47 n/a n/a 61 1603
2006 974 327 68 181 46 n/a n/a 61 1657
2007 975 360 50 216 70 n/a n/a 0 1671
2008 960 350 47 241 76 n/a n/a 0 1674
2009 860 310 53 222 66 n/a n/a 104 1615
2010 784 257 40 275 45 2 136 0 1539
2011 727 253 40 290 40 2 149 0 1501
2012 675 235 39 268 43 3 131 0 1394
2013 638 252 39 351 42 3 160 0 1485
2014 644 269 39 414 40 2 189 0 1597
2015 684 305 57 443 35 1 176 0 1701
2016 701 318 57 497 31 1 182 0 1787
2017 706 357 58 477 33 2 180 0 1813
2018 662 349 56 445 33 4 182 0 1731
2019 626 309 33 488 31 4 170 0 1661
2020 639 325 44 525 29 2 175 0 1739
2021 573 327 40 525 15 1 164 0 1645
2022 587 314 47 561 16 1 171 0 1697
2023 555 320 46 542 14 3 152 0 1632

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1465 72.0 20.3 0
1989 1884 97.0 19.4 n/a
1990 1871 98.4 19.0 0
1991 1724 96.1 17.9 n/a
1992 1738 95.9 18.1 23.9
1993 1704 98.7 17.3 19.3
1994 1666 97.1 17.2 23.7
1995 1677 83.0 20.2 36.6
1996 1677 83.0 20.2 36.6
1997 1640 85.4 19.2 37.9
1998 1609 83.7 19.2 39.5
1999 1647 86.4 19.1 39.5
2000 1597 96.1 16.6 41.5
2001 1619 99.8 16.2 44.6
2002 1684 95.6 17.6 52.7
2003 1684 95.6 17.6 52.7
2004 1654 93.8 17.6 56.6
2005 1603 90.6 17.7 62.8
2006 1657 96.6 17.2 66.2
2007 1671 105.9 15.8 58.9
2008 1674 81.1 20.6 59.3
2009 1615 84.3 19.2 72.7
2010 1539 91.2 16.8 70.6
2011 1501 83.7 17.9 73.2
2012 1394 81.1 17.1 75.5
2013 1485 91.8 16.1 78.5
2014 1597 91.1 17.5 80.2
2015 1701 115.0 14.7 77.5
2016 1787 119.0 15.0 75.1
2017 1813 119.8 15.1 73.6
2018 1731 117.9 14.6 70.5
2019 1661 124.0 13.3 82.2
2020 1739 121.0 14.3 82.5
2021 1645 118.5 13.8 83.6
2022 1697 116.0 14.6 85.4
2023 1632 117.1 13.9 87.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1465 72.0 20.3 0
1989 1884 97.0 19.4 n/a
1990 1871 98.4 19.0 0
1991 1724 96.1 17.9 n/a
1992 1738 95.9 18.1 23.9
1993 1704 98.7 17.3 19.3
1994 1666 97.1 17.2 23.7
1995 1677 83.0 20.2 36.6
1996 1677 83.0 20.2 36.6
1997 1640 85.4 19.2 37.9
1998 1609 83.7 19.2 39.5
1999 1647 86.4 19.1 39.5
2000 1597 96.1 16.6 41.5
2001 1619 99.8 16.2 44.6
2002 1684 95.6 17.6 52.7
2003 1684 95.6 17.6 52.7
2004 1654 93.8 17.6 56.6
2005 1603 90.6 17.7 62.8
2006 1657 96.6 17.2 66.2
2007 1671 105.9 15.8 58.9
2008 1674 81.1 20.6 59.3
2009 1615 84.3 19.2 72.7
2010 1539 91.2 16.8 70.6
2011 1501 83.7 17.9 73.2
2012 1394 81.1 17.1 75.5
2013 1485 91.8 16.1 78.5
2014 1597 91.1 17.5 80.2
2015 1701 115.0 14.7 77.5
2016 1787 119.0 15.0 75.1
2017 1813 119.8 15.1 73.6
2018 1731 117.9 14.6 70.5
2019 1661 124.0 13.3 82.2
2020 1739 121.0 14.3 82.5
2021 1645 118.5 13.8 83.6
2022 1697 116.0 14.6 85.4
2023 1632 117.1 13.9 87.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,533 (22.3%) $8,851 (77.7%) $11,384

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 308th of 325 High schoolsRanks 308th of 327 High schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (South High)12.111.1
 0.9%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)18.213.7
 4.5%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)28.526.7
 1.7%
10th Grade Mathematics (South High)5.33.4
 1.9%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Wichita)13.59.3
 4.2%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)24.521
 3.5%
11th Grade Science (South High)13.69.8
 3.8%
   11th Grade Science (Wichita)17.313.8
 3.6%
   11th Grade Science (Kansas)32.428.9
 3.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16611632
 1.7%
African American309320
 3.6%
American Indian3114
 54.8%
Asian3346
 39.4%
Hispanic488542
 11.1%
Pacific Islander43
 25%
White626555
 11.3%
Two or More Races170152
 10.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.2%87.4%
 5.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about South High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,632 students attended South High.

South High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anderson Elementary
Elementary : Cessna Elementary
Elementary : Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet
Elementary : Enterprise Elementary
Elementary : Kelly Liberal Arts Academy
Elementary : White Elementary
Elementary : Woodman Elementary
Middle : Truesdell Middle School

South High ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Kansas high schools.

Students at South High are 34% White, 33% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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