South High School | School Decision

Academic Performance

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

Mathematics1 grade reported

Grades 3-8

11%

English Language Arts1 grade reported

Grades 3-8

17%

Science1 grade reported

Grades 3-8

13%

Community Context

School

Enrollment902

Grades served07–12

District

Columbus City Schools District

Per-pupil expenditure$22,307

Federal revenue share26.1%

State revenue share18.5%

Local revenue share55.4%

Chronic absenteeism rate65.4%

County

Median household income$73,795

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher42.0%

Median home value$265,700

Unemployment rate4.0%

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

902

Grades

07–12

Student body

Hispanic 11%Black 66%White 14%Asian 1%Two+ 8%Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantagedNot disadvantaged

ELA

Grade 7

20%

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Grade 8

14%

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Grade 38

17%

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Math

Grade 7

—

Grade 8

12%

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Grade 38

11%

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Science

Grade 8

13%

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Grade 38

13%

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Detailed Reported Data

All reported measures, by topic.

Academic opportunity & advanced coursework

Advanced Mathematics

Advanced mathematics classes offered2

Advanced mathematics enrollment24

Hispanic 3 · Asian 1 · Black 17 · White 3 | Male 10 · Female 14 | English learners 1

Advanced Placement (AP)

AP enrollment, offeredNo

Algebra I

Algebra I classes offered14

Algebra I classes offered, grades 7-81

Algebra I enrollment, grade 7, offeredYes

Algebra I enrollment, grade 8, offeredYes

Algebra I enrollment, grades 11-123

Hispanic 1 · Black 2 | Male 2 · Female 1 | English learners 1

Algebra I enrollment, grades 7-82

Black 1 · White 1 | Male 2 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1

Algebra I enrollment, grades 9-10230

Hispanic 18 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Black 167 · White 34 · Two+ 10 | Male 121 · Female 109 | English learners 11 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 65

Students who passed Algebra I, grades 11-122

Hispanic 1 · Black 1 | Male 1 · Female 1 | English learners 1

Students who passed Algebra I, grades 7-82

Black 1 · White 1 | Male 2 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1

Students who passed Algebra I, grades 9-10197

Hispanic 15 · Black 143 · White 29 · Two+ 10 | Male 104 · Female 93 | English learners 9 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 56

Algebra II

Algebra II classes offered9

Algebra II enrollment197

Hispanic 14 · Asian 1 · Black 141 · White 33 · Two+ 8 | Male 112 · Female 85 | English learners 6 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 48

Geometry

Geometry classes offered6

Geometry enrollment165

Hispanic 16 · Am. Indian / AK Native 2 · Asian 3 · Black 114 · White 23 · Two+ 7 | Male 84 · Female 81 | English learners 7

Geometry enrollment, grade 81

Geometry enrollment, grade 8, offeredYes

Calculus

Calculus classes offered0

Biology

Biology classes offered12

Biology enrollment191

Hispanic 16 · Am. Indian / AK Native 2 · Asian 1 · Black 132 · White 33 · Two+ 7 | Male 94 · Female 97 | English learners 7 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 52

Chemistry

Chemistry classes offered4

Chemistry enrollment126

Hispanic 6 · Asian 3 · Black 90 · White 19 · Two+ 8 | Male 67 · Female 59 | English learners 2 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 10

Physics

Physics classes offered0

Computer Science

Computer Science classes offered18

Computer Science enrollment299

Hispanic 17 · Am. Indian / AK Native 3 · Asian 2 · Black 213 · White 44 · Two+ 20 | Male 149 · Female 150 | English learners 11 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 63

Dual Enrollment

Dual enrollment30

Hispanic 3 · Black 22 · White 3 · Two+ 2 | Male 10 · Female 20 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1

International Baccalaureate (IB)

IB enrollment, offeredNo

Gifted and Talented Programs

Gifted and talented program, offeredYes

Gifted/talented enrollment9

Black 4 · White 2 · Two+ 3 | Male 3 · Female 6

SAT and ACT Participation

Students participating in SAT or ACT112

Hispanic 8 · Asian 4 · Black 83 · White 11 · Two+ 6 | Male 52 · Female 60 | English learners 5 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 19

Students & school setting

Enrollment

English learner enrollment

Male 20 · Female 18

English learner program enrollment

Male 16 · Female 16

Enrollment

Male 575 · Female 503

Students with disabilities (IDEA) enrollment

Male 159 · Female 88

Students with disabilities (Section 504) enrollment

Male 20 · Female 7

Grade Retention

Students retained, grade 1031

Hispanic 2 · Black 25 · White 2 · Two+ 2 | Male 19 · Female 12 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 9 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 1

Students retained, grade 10, offeredYes

Students retained, grade 1119

Hispanic 1 · Black 11 · White 7 | Male 6 · Female 13 | English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 2 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 1

Students retained, grade 11, offeredYes

Students retained, grade 129

Hispanic 2 · Black 5 · White 1 · Two+ 1 | Male 5 · Female 4 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1

Students retained, grade 12, offeredYes

Students retained, grade 710

Black 3 · White 5 · Two+ 2 | Male 5 · Female 5 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 3

Students retained, grade 7, offeredYes

Students retained, grade 88

Black 5 · White 3 | Male 4 · Female 4 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 2

Students retained, grade 8, offeredYes

Students retained, grade 9119

Hispanic 10 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 2 · Black 81 · White 20 · Two+ 5 | Male 69 · Female 50 | English learners 7 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 28 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 5

Students retained, grade 9, offeredYes

Single-Sex Classes

Single-sex classes, offeredNo

Interscholastic Athletics

Athletic participants308

Male 187 · Female 121

Interscholastic athletics, offeredYes

Sports13

Male 6 · Female 7

Teams18

Male 9 · Female 9

Internet Access and Devices

Internet access, Wi-Fi hotspots providedYes

Internet access, Wi-Fi-enabled devices provided1,027

Internet access, devices provided to studentsYes

Internet access, school-issued devicesYes

School Support and Staffing

School counselors (FTE)1

Security staff (FTE), security guards4

Security staff (FTE), sworn law enforcement officers0

Support services staff (FTE), nurses0

Support services staff (FTE), psychologists0.75

Support services staff (FTE), social workers1

Teachers (FTE), certified teachers61

Teachers (FTE), teachers not certified0

Teachers (FTE), total61

School Characteristics

Grade offered, grade 10Yes

Grade offered, grade 11Yes

Grade offered, grade 12Yes

Grade offered, grade 7Yes

Grade offered, grade 8Yes

Grade offered, grade 9Yes

School climate & discipline

Suspensions

Days missed due to out-of-school suspension3,401

Hispanic 66 · Am. Indian / AK Native 32 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 2,830 · White 285 · Two+ 188 | Male 1,475 · Female 1,926 | English learners 138 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 481 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 47

In-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))69

Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 57 · White 7 · Two+ 3 | Male 51 · Female 18

In-school suspensions (students with disabilities)

English learners 4 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 7

In-school suspensions (students without disabilities)210

Hispanic 10 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 165 · White 21 · Two+ 13 | Male 102 · Female 108 | English learners 6

Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))48

Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 40 · White 3 · Two+ 3 | Male 40 · Female 8

Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities)

English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 8

Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students without disabilities)141

Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 118 · White 14 · Two+ 8 | Male 54 · Female 87 | English learners 4

Out-of-school suspension instances

Sch Oosinstances Wodis 631 · Sch Oosinstances Idea 212 · Sch Oosinstances 504 22

Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities (IDEA))52

Hispanic 2 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 38 · White 11 · Two+ 1 | Male 33 · Female 19

Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities)

English learners 2 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

Single out-of-school suspension (students without disabilities)131

Hispanic 6 · Am. Indian / AK Native 5 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 93 · White 17 · Two+ 10 | Male 64 · Female 67 | English learners 3

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)3

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 2 · Two+ 0 | Male 3 · Female 0 | English learners 0

Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities (IDEA))14

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 13 · White 0 · Two+ 1 | Male 13 · Female 1

Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities)

English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

Expulsions with educational services (students without disabilities)26

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 24 · White 1 · Two+ 1 | Male 17 · Female 9 | 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)26

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 24 · White 1 · Two+ 1 | Male 17 · Female 9 | English learners 0

Restraint and Seclusion

Instances of restraint or seclusion, mechanical restraint

Sch Rsinstances Mech Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Mech Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Mech 504 0

Instances of restraint or seclusion, physical restraint

Sch Rsinstances Phys Wodis 1 · Sch Rsinstances Phys Idea 4 · Sch Rsinstances Phys 504 0

Instances of restraint or seclusion, seclusion

Sch Rsinstances Secl Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Secl Idea 1 · Sch Rsinstances Secl 504 0

Students subjected to restraint or seclusion, physical restraint (students with disabilities (IDEA))3

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 2 · Two+ 1 | Male 2 · Female 1 | English learners 0

Students subjected to restraint or seclusion, physical restraint (students without IDEA disabilities)1

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 1 | English learners 0

Students subjected to restraint or seclusion, seclusion (students with disabilities (IDEA))1

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 1 | Male 1 · Female 0 | English learners 0

Referrals to Law Enforcement and School-Related Arrests

Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities (IDEA))8

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 6 · White 1 · Two+ 1 | Male 6 · Female 2

Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities)

English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

Referrals to law enforcement (students without disabilities)3

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 3 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 2 · Female 1 | English learners 0

School-related arrests (students with disabilities (IDEA))2

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 1 · Two+ 0 | Male 1 · Female 1

School-related arrests (students with disabilities)

English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

School-related arrests (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

Allegations of Harassment or Bullying

Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of disability1

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 1 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of race, color, or national origin0

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 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of sex2

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 2 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 2 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of disability0

Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of race, color, or national origin0

Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of sex2

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 2 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 1 · Female 1 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · 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 action1

Allegations, physical attack or battery, reported to a duty to report1

Allegations, physical attack or battery, resulting in disciplinary action1

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 battery1

Sch Offense Batt Bystaf 1 · Sch Offense Batt Bystud 0

Incidents, physical attack with a weapon1

Incidents, physical attack without a weapon199

Incidents, possession of a firearm or explosive device1

Incidents, rape or attempted rape0

Incidents, robbery with a weapon0

Incidents, robbery without a weapon0

Incidents, threats with a weapon1

Incidents, threats without a weapon84

Transfers to Alternative Schools

Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities (IDEA))6

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 6 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 6 · Female 0

Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities)

English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

Transfers to alternative schools (students without disabilities)26

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 24 · White 1 · Two+ 1 | Male 17 · Female 9 | English learners 0