South High

South High is a senior high of big scale in Wichita, Kansas, overseen by Wichita, teacheing 1,662 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so South High sits 305% larger than that benchmark.

Wichita runs 87 schools in total, collectively educating 47,545 students. South High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, South High shows that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 32% White, 20% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Sedgwick County put median household earnings sit near $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South High is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

Nearest neighbor: Enterprise Elem, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South High at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 13.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 1,731 students in 2018 compared to 1,662 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 36% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the South High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.