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Southern High

(919) 560-3968

Physical Address:
800 Clayton RD
Durham, NC  27703
Mailing Address:
Board OF Education
Durham, NC  27703

School Information

District:
Durham Public Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Durham County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1101

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Southern High

This School County Average State Average
Black 76.75% 58.90% 32.54%
Hispanic 17.26% 17.96% 11.03%
White 5.54% 21.38% 53.13%
Asian/Pacific 0.27% 2.92% 2.63%
American Indian 0.18% 0.38% 2.30%

Genders in Southern High

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.23% 49.26% 50.07%
Female 49.77% 50.74% 49.93%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Southern High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 997 866 845
Hispanic 157 184 190
White 110 71 61
Asian/Pacific 10 4 3
American Indian 5 0 2
Others 27 0 0
Total 1306 1125 1101

Enrollment by Gender for Southern High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 606 573 553
Female 700 552 548
Total 1306 1125 1101

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Southern High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1306 1125 1101
# Eligible for free lunch 556 (43%) 449 (40%) 632 (57%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 92 (7%) 48 (4%) 38 (3%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 648 (50%) 497 (44%) 670 (61%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Southern High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1306 1125 1101
Fulltime teachers 92.0 87.9 76.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.20 12.80 14.35
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.53 13.92 14.13