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South High

(310) 533-4352

Physical Address:
4801 Pacific Coast Hwy
Torrance, CA  90505
Mailing Address:
4801 Pacific Coast Hwy.
Torrance, CA  90505

School Information

District:
Torrance Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Los Angeles County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
2234

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in South High

This School County Average State Average
White 46.69% 16.67% 31.61%
Asian/Pacific 36.62% 10.27% 10.31%
Hispanic 11.55% 62.96% 48.34%
Others 2.46% 2.98% 5.47%
Black 1.88% 10.80% 8.03%
American Indian 0.81% 0.48% 2.10%

Genders in South High

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.40% 51.81% 53.03%
Female 49.6% 48.19% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for South High

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 1140 1086 1043
Asian/Pacific 745 789 818
Hispanic 241 239 258
Others 0 73 55
Black 47 37 42
American Indian 17 11 18
Total 2190 2235 2234

Enrollment by Gender for South High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 1085 1133 1126
Female 1105 1102 1108
Total 2190 2235 2234

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for South High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2190 2235 2234
# Eligible for free lunch 103 (5%) 94 (4%) 110 (5%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 47 (2%) 55 (2%) 72 (3%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 150 (7%) 149 (7%) 182 (8%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for South High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2190 2235 2234
Fulltime teachers 106.1 91.1 88.6
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.60 21.60 25.21
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.99 18.57 20.75