South High School

South High School, a big senior high in Columbus, Ohio, run under Columbus City Schools District, enrolls 873 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 55% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Within Columbus City Schools District, which oversees 115 schools and 46,249 students, South High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, South High School logs that 65% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South High School is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).

The closest other public school is Siebert Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South High School.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 973 students in 2018 compared to 873 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 5% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.