Southwind High

Southwind High is a 9-12 campus of well-populated scale in Memphis, Tennessee, part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, educateing 1,675 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 122% bigger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 754 students.

Within Memphis-Shelby County Schools, which oversees 211 schools and 111,979 students, Southwind High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Southwind High lists that nearly all students (81%) are Black. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Across the wider county, Shelby County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Southwind High is one campus in the mix.

Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 1,532 students in 2018 compared to 1,675 in 2025.

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