Springfield Southeast High School

Springfield Southeast High School (SSHS or Southeast High School to natives) is a public high school located in Springfield, Illinois. Southeast is the youngest high school serving Springfield Public Schools District 186, the oldest and second oldest being Springfield High School and Lanphier High School respectively. True to its name, this school feeds from the southeast area of Springfield.

Springfield Southeast High School
Address
2350 East Ash Street Springfield , Illinois 62703 United States
Coordinates	39°46′43″N 89°37′15″W
Information
Type	Comprehensive public high school
Established	1967[1]
Status	Open
School district	Springfield Public Schools District 186
Superintendent	Jennifer Gill[2]
CEEB code	143955
Dean	Rachel Streeb[3]
Principal	Mr Cody Trigg
Faculty	82.45 (on FTE basis)[4]
Grades	9 - 12
Gender	Co-ed
Enrollment	1,207 (2016-17)[5]
Student to teacher ratio	16.20[4]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	blue   white   gold
Athletics conference	Central State Eight
Sports	Baseball, Basketball, Competitive Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Powerlifting, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Wrestling, Softball, Volleyball[6]
Mascot	Spartan
Team name	Spartans (Boys) / Lady Spartans (Girls)
Newspaper	Eastside Chronicle[7]
Information	217-525-3130
Website	Official Website

As of the 2014-2015 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,369 students and 90.05 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.20:1. The school is well known for its athletics, mainly basketball. They are the current City Champions in basketball. The school has had a choir member be selected for the Young Americans.[4]

A large fiberglass "Muffler Man" statue of a Spartan warrior stands above the front entrance of the school. The statue originally stood at a home builders business and was meant to portray a Viking but was later modified.[8]