school profile

Southern High

Located in Louisville, KY. Serving grades 09 through 12.

NCES ID
210299000637
District
Jefferson County
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Enrollment
1,540
Grades
09 through 12
Year
—
Measures
0
Suppressed
0
This school enrolls 1,540 students.

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

No academic proficiency data available.

Community Context

School

Enrollment1,540
Grades served09–12

District

Jefferson County
Per-pupil expenditure$18,189
Federal revenue share15.8%
State revenue share35.9%
Local revenue share48.3%
Chronic absenteeism rate35.5%
Graduation rate (ACGR)84.0%

County

Median household income$67,849
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher36.6%
Median home value$237,200
Unemployment rate4.8%
County figures reflect the surrounding county; district figures reflect the parent school district; school figures reflect this school. All values are officially reported public data.

School Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment
1,540
Grades
09–12
Student body
Hispanic 36%Black 29%White 30%Asian 2%Two+ 3%Am. Indian / AK Native 0%Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

Detailed Reported Data

All reported measures, by topic.

Academic opportunity & advanced coursework
Advanced Mathematics
Advanced mathematics classes offered13
Advanced mathematics enrollment266
Hispanic 59 · Asian 16 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 87 · White 99 · Two+ 4 | Male 164 · Female 102 | English learners 34 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 17
Advanced Placement (AP)
AP computer science enrollment, offeredNo
AP courses offered1
AP enrollment56
Hispanic 12 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 3 · Black 9 · White 30 · Two+ 1 | Male 33 · Female 23 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
AP enrollment, offeredYes
AP mathematics enrollment, offeredNo
AP other-subject enrollment56
Male 33 · Female 23
AP science enrollment, offeredNo
AP self-selection (no exam taken)Yes
Algebra I
Algebra I classes offered20
Algebra I enrollment, grades 11-123
Hispanic 2 · Black 1 | Male 2 · Female 1 | English learners 2
Algebra I enrollment, grades 9-10355
Hispanic 91 · Asian 6 · Black 96 · White 150 · Two+ 12 | Male 200 · Female 155 | English learners 67 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 56
Students who passed Algebra I, grades 11-123
Hispanic 2 · Black 1 | Male 2 · Female 1 | English learners 2
Students who passed Algebra I, grades 9-10334
Hispanic 90 · Asian 6 · Black 90 · White 136 · Two+ 12 | Male 186 · Female 148 | English learners 65 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 52
Algebra II
Algebra II classes offered20
Algebra II enrollment327
Hispanic 81 · Asian 11 · Black 114 · White 111 · Two+ 10 | Male 183 · Female 144 | English learners 63 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 33
Geometry
Geometry classes offered16
Geometry enrollment360
Hispanic 109 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 4 · Black 120 · White 115 · Two+ 11 | Male 231 · Female 129 | English learners 71 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 46
Calculus
Calculus classes offered1
Calculus enrollment1
White 1 | Male 1
Biology
Biology classes offered30
Biology enrollment536
Hispanic 136 · Asian 18 · Black 169 · White 194 · Two+ 19 | Male 293 · Female 243 | English learners 85 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 64
Chemistry
Chemistry classes offered15
Chemistry enrollment363
Hispanic 103 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 8 · Black 123 · White 118 · Two+ 10 | Male 240 · Female 123 | English learners 65 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 48
Physics
Physics classes offered20
Physics enrollment401
Hispanic 115 · Asian 7 · Black 107 · White 157 · Two+ 15 | Male 229 · Female 172 | English learners 71 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 56
Computer Science
Computer Science classes offered2
Computer Science enrollment33
Hispanic 8 · Asian 2 · Black 6 · White 17 | Male 22 · Female 11 | English learners 4 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 2
Dual Enrollment
Dual enrollment102
Hispanic 26 · Asian 7 · Black 25 · White 41 · Two+ 3 | Male 47 · Female 55 | English learners 2
International Baccalaureate (IB)
IB enrollment, offeredNo
Gifted and Talented Programs
Gifted and talented program, offeredYes
Gifted/talented enrollment71
Hispanic 15 · Asian 2 · Black 13 · White 40 · Two+ 1 | Male 41 · Female 30 | English learners 6 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 2
SAT and ACT Participation
Students participating in SAT or ACT309
Hispanic 92 · Asian 12 · Black 103 · White 95 · Two+ 7 | Male 177 · Female 132 | English learners 55 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 28
Students & school setting
Enrollment
English learner enrollment
Male 134 · Female 86
English learner program enrollment
Male 113 · Female 72
Enrollment
Male 780 · Female 532
Students with disabilities (IDEA) enrollment
Male 135 · Female 47
Students with disabilities (Section 504) enrollment
Male 25 · Female 15
Grade Retention
Students retained, grade 1023
Hispanic 8 · Black 6 · White 6 · Two+ 3 | Male 14 · Female 9 | English learners 7 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 5
Students retained, grade 10, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 1112
Black 5 · White 7 | Male 9 · Female 3 | English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1
Students retained, grade 11, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 128
Hispanic 2 · Black 2 · White 3 · Two+ 1 | Male 5 · Female 3 | English learners 3 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
Students retained, grade 12, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 918
Hispanic 2 · Black 7 · White 8 · Two+ 1 | Male 14 · Female 4 | English learners 2 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 4 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
Students retained, grade 9, offeredYes
Single-Sex Classes
Single-sex classes, offeredNo
Interscholastic Athletics
Athletic participants442
Male 342 · Female 100
Interscholastic athletics, offeredYes
Sports17
Male 10 · Female 7
Teams26
Male 17 · Female 9
Internet Access and Devices
Internet access, Wi-Fi hotspots providedYes
Internet access, Wi-Fi-enabled devices provided1,875
Internet access, devices provided to studentsNo
Internet access, school-issued devicesYes
School Support and Staffing
School counselors (FTE)4
Security staff (FTE), security guards0
Security staff (FTE), sworn law enforcement officers0
Support services staff (FTE), nurses0
Support services staff (FTE), psychologists0
Support services staff (FTE), social workers0
Teachers (FTE), certified teachers87
Teachers (FTE), teachers not certified0
Teachers (FTE), total87
Teachers, current-year87
Male 44 · Female 43
School Characteristics
Grade offered, grade 10Yes
Grade offered, grade 11Yes
Grade offered, grade 12Yes
Grade offered, grade 9Yes
Grade offered, ungradedYes
School type, magnet schoolYes
School climate & discipline
Suspensions
Days missed due to out-of-school suspension1,442
Hispanic 121 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 5 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 775 · White 481 · Two+ 60 | Male 926 · Female 516 | English learners 146 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 262 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 54
In-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))107
Hispanic 13 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 44 · White 49 · Two+ 1 | Male 78 · Female 29
In-school suspensions (students with disabilities)
English learners 12 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 31
In-school suspensions (students without disabilities)646
Hispanic 178 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 12 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 244 · White 194 · Two+ 17 | Male 353 · Female 293 | English learners 124
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))28
Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 18 · White 9 · Two+ 0 | Male 22 · Female 6
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities)
English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 8
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students without disabilities)95
Hispanic 7 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 54 · White 29 · Two+ 5 | Male 60 · Female 35 | English learners 11
Out-of-school suspension instances
Sch Oosinstances Wodis 438 · Sch Oosinstances Idea 123 · Sch Oosinstances 504 26
Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities (IDEA))17
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 8 · White 8 · Two+ 1 | Male 7 · Female 10
Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities)
English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 3
Single out-of-school suspension (students without disabilities)100
Hispanic 18 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 2 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 35 · White 44 · Two+ 1 | Male 67 · Female 33 | English learners 12
Expulsions
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities (IDEA))3
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 3 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 1 · Female 2
Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
Expulsions with educational services (students without disabilities)7
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 7 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 3 · Female 4 | English learners 0
Expulsions without educational services (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Expulsions without educational services (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Expulsions without educational services (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Restraint and Seclusion
Instances of restraint or seclusion, physical restraint
Sch Rsinstances Phys Wodis 2 · Sch Rsinstances Phys Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Phys 504 0
Instances of restraint or seclusion, seclusion
Sch Rsinstances Secl Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Secl Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Secl 504 0
Students subjected to restraint or seclusion, physical restraint (students without IDEA disabilities)2
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 1 · Two+ 0 | Male 1 · Female 1 | English learners 0
Referrals to Law Enforcement and School-Related Arrests
Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Referrals to law enforcement (students without disabilities)1
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 1 · Female 0 | English learners 1
School-related arrests (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
School-related arrests (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
School-related arrests (students without disabilities)1
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 1 · Female 0 | English learners 1
Allegations of Harassment or Bullying
Allegations of harassment or bullying, on the basis of religion
Sch Hballegations Rel Atag 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Budd 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Cath 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel East 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Hind 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Islm 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Jwit 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Jwsh 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Morm 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Multi 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Othchrn 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Othrel 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Prot 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Sikh 0
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of disability2
Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 2 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of race, color, or national origin4
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 2 · White 0 · Two+ 1 | Male 4 · Female 0 | English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of sex15
Hispanic 2 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 8 · White 5 · Two+ 0 | Male 10 · Female 5 | English learners 3 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 2 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of disability2
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 2 · Two+ 0 | Male 1 · Female 1 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of race, color, or national origin4
Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 2 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 3 · Female 1 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of sex17
Hispanic 2 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 6 · White 8 · Two+ 1 | Male 7 · Female 10 | English learners 3 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 3 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Offenses
Allegations, physical attack or battery, duty to report — not resolved0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, pending resolution0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, referred but not resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, reported to a duty to report0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, duty to report — not resolved0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, pending resolution0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, referred but not resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, reported to a duty to report0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, resulting in disciplinary action0
Firearm use incidents, reportedNo
Homicides, reportedNo
Incidents, physical attack or battery0
Incidents, physical attack with a weapon0
Incidents, physical attack without a weapon134
Incidents, possession of a firearm or explosive device10
Incidents, rape or attempted rape0
Incidents, robbery with a weapon0
Incidents, robbery without a weapon0
Incidents, threats with a weapon0
Incidents, threats without a weapon5
Transfers to Alternative Schools
Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities (IDEA))3
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 3 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 1 · Female 2
Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
Transfers to alternative schools (students without disabilities)7
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 7 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 3 · Female 4 | English learners 0
This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.