Springfield Southeast High Sch

Set in Springfield, Illinois, Springfield Southeast High Sch is a mid-tier secondary school, run under Springfield SD 186. It teaches 1,229 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 47% bigger than the state mean of about 834.

Across the 31 schools in Springfield SD 186 (13,014 students total), Springfield Southeast High Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Springfield Southeast High Sch shows that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 30% White, 12% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Sangamon County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Sangamon County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Springfield Southeast High Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 19.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Sangamon County) records that median household income runs about $75,357, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Sangamon County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students), Springfield Southeast High Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Springfield Ball Charter School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Springfield Southeast High Sch comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 29.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Springfield Southeast High Sch's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,233 (now 1,229). The White share of enrollment decreased from 40% to 30% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.