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Enrollment
1,229
High
DISTRICT 1,218 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD 186·NCES 173708003839
Springfield Southeast High School
2350 E Ash St, Springfield, IL 62703 · (217) 525-3130 · Sangamon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,229 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Illinois public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
814 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 421 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 274 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 278 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 256 | 21% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Springfield Southeast High School
Springfield Southeast High School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Southeast High School this school | 1,229 | 66.2% | 19.9% |
| MacArthur High School Decatur | 1,059 | 73.0% | 15.8% |
| Lanphier High School Springfield | 1,117 | 74.2% | 14.8% |
| Belleville High School-West Belleville | 2,118 | 59.9% | 26.9% |
| Eisenhower High School Decatur | 909 | 76.7% | 12.8% |
| Auburn High School Rockford | 1,957 | 67.1% | 31.5% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Springfield Southeast High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #447 of 573 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,229 | #185 of 708 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #391 of 528 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #115 of 537 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #164 of 578 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #356 of 358 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,229
-56 (-4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,398
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,229 | 78.3 | 15.7:1 | 66% (814) |
| 2023-24 | 1,189 | 82.7 | 14.4:1 | 66% (787) |
| 2022-23 | 1,261 | 81.8 | 15.4:1 | 63% (798) |
| 2020-21 | 1,285 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,233 | 82.7 | 14.9:1 | 68% (842) |
| 2015-16 | 1,258 | 83 | 15.2:1 | 56% (708) |
| 2010-11 | 1,329 | 95 | 14.0:1 | 57% (759) |
| 2000-01 | 1,420 | 71 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,398 | 73 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Southeast High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,233 to 1,229); teachers down 5% (82.7 to 78.3).
About Springfield Southeast High School
As a medium-sized high school, Springfield Southeast High School serves students in Springfield, Illinois. Enrolled students number 1,229 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students each.
Springfield SD 186 serves 13,014 students across 31 schools.
Black students are the majority at Springfield Southeast High School, with 54% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% White, 12% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 13% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 78.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Eligible students account for 66% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Sangamon County report 48%.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Springfield Southeast High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Springfield Southeast High School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 33.3%. Springfield Southeast High School scores 19.9%, 13.4 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Sangamon County, the median household income is $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sangamon County is home to 77 public schools and about 27,345 public school students.
The shortest distance from Springfield Southeast High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Springfield Ball Charter School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Springfield Southeast High School comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,229, a 4% decrease from 1,285 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Springfield SD 186
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Lanphier High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 549 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 516 students
Other schools in Springfield
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Lanphier High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 549 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Springfield Ball Charter School0.2 mi · 394
- Matheny-Withrow Elementary School0.7 mi · 216
- Iles Elementary School0.8 mi · 414
- Feitshans Elementary School1.1 mi · 288
- Washington Middle School1.2 mi · 516
- Harvard Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Southeast High SchoolHow many students attend Springfield Southeast High School?
Springfield Southeast High School enrolls approximately 1,229 students in grades 09-12.
Is Springfield Southeast High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Springfield Southeast High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Springfield Southeast High School have?
Springfield Southeast High School employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Springfield Southeast High School?
Springfield Southeast High School reports a student body of 30% White, 2% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Springfield Southeast High School?
Springfield Southeast High School is overseen by Springfield SD 186 in Sangamon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.