Southwest High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Lincoln, Nebraska
Southwest High School in Lincoln, Nebraska enrolled 2,110 students in 2024-25 with 106.8 full-time teachers, 19.8 students per teacher against the Nebraska high-school median of 10.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 63% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 57% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Nebraska: 87.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
2,171 students in 2022-23, 2,049 students in 2023-24, 2,110 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 109.9 to 106.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,171 | 109.9 | 19.8 |
| 2023-24 | 2,049 | 106.8 | 19.2 |
| 2024-25 | 2,110 | 106.8 | 19.8 |
19.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Nebraska high schools
Among the 266 Nebraska high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
17 AP courses and one counselor per 345 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southwest High School enrolled 2,067 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 134 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses17
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 345 of the 2,067 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions134
- Chronically absent24.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.3% of students were White, 10.5% Hispanic, 7.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White73.3%
- Hispanic10.5%
- Two or more races7.4%
- Black4.8%
- Asian3.8%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Southwest High School scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 63% | 51% | 47.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 57% | 49% (2021-22) | 58.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
88% of the 579 students in Southwest High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 88% | 82% | 87.3% |
| Students in the class | 579 | 3,175 | 24,336 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Lincoln
8 public high schools in Lincoln report 2024-25 enrollment; Southwest High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest High School | 2,110 | 19.8 | 17.0% |
| Lincoln High School | 2,086 | 13.8 | 48.8% |
| Lincoln East High School | 1,982 | 17.2 | 14.0% |
| North Star High School | 1,927 | 16.1 | 45.0% |
| Lincoln Southeast High School | 1,848 | 17.2 | 26.1% |
| Lincoln Northeast High School | 1,819 | 16.7 | 47.8% |
| Northwest High School | 1,017 | 15.2 | 32.8% |
| University of Nebraska High School | 165 | 8.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Southwest High School
- Lincoln Southeast High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.6 miles away: 1,848 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Lincoln High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.8 miles away: 2,086 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
- Compare Southwest High School with Lincoln Southeast High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lincoln Public Schools spends per student$13,573 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,573
- The largest public schools in NebraskaSouthwest High School is the number 8 by size of 268 Nebraska high schools open in 2024-25.#8 of 268
- Nebraska schools by students per teacher19.8 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 10.1 for high schools.19.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Southwest High School
How many students attend Southwest High School?
2,110 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,171 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lincoln, NE.What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest High School?
19.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for high schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Southwest High School a Title I school?
Southwest High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Southwest High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Southwest High School scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Nebraska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Southwest High School?
88% of the 579 students in Southwest High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Southwest High School in?
Lincoln Public Schools, NCES district ID 3172840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317284001033 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.