SOUTH HIGH

Located at 801 HANNA RD, in MANCHESTER, Missouri, SOUTH HIGH is a sprawling 9-12 campus that enrolls 1,485 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within PARKWAY C-2. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so SOUTH HIGH sits 196% larger than that benchmark.

SOUTH HIGH is one of 29 schools operated by PARKWAY C-2, a district that instructs 16,759 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SOUTH HIGH lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Black, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting SOUTH HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTH HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.9%; this one delivers 78.6%, a residual of +27.7 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. SOUTH HIGH is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

The closest other public school is HANNA WOODS ELEM., roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH HIGH at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. SOUTH HIGH's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,699 (now 1,485). White enrollment moved from 73% to 64% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.