SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is a sizable four-year high school in OMAHA, Nebraska, one of the schools within OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school educates 2,412 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 517% above typical.

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is one of 94 schools operated by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that serves 52,524 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%); the rest looks like 6% White, 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL has 137 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household income runs about $80,391, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Douglas County runs 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), of which SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL has contracted 11%, going from 2,698 students in 2018 to 2,412 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 80% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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