South Division High School

• Name — South Division High School • Logo — South Division High School Logo.png • Established — 1890 • Type — Public Secondary • Principal — Jose Trejo • Teaching Staff — 67.81 (FTE) • Enrollment — 842 (2023-2024) • Ratio — 12.42 • Grades — 9–12 • Address — 1515 West Lapham Boulevard • City — Milwaukee • State — Wisconsin • Country — United States • District — Milwaukee Public Schools • Athletic Conference — Milwaukee City Conference • Colors — Cardinal red and white white • Nickname — Cardinals • Website — https: mps.school/south/ South Division High School is a public high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. South Division is part of the Milwaukee Public Schools.

The building was built after an 1890 motion by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, as a second Milwaukee high school for the South Side. Thus, South Division is the second-oldest high school in the MPS system (after the old East Division High School, now called Riverside University High).

A new South Division High building opened September 7, 1977, one block from the old school. Almost nothing was brought over from the old building, but the crowning copper dome, "a South Side landmark since it was built in the 1890s" was preserved when the building was demolished in 1978. Efforts to bring it "back home" to be incorporated into the new building failed; and it now ornaments a local gardening supply business, where it also houses a collection of old South Division memorabilia.

The demographic breakdown of the 1,138 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was: • Male - 53.5% • Female - 46.5% • Native American/Alaskan - 1.2% • Asian/Pacific islanders - 13.4% • Black - 32.1% • Hispanic - 46.9% • White - 5.9% • Multiracial - 0.5% In addition, 86.1% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

The Cardinals compete in the Milwaukee City Conference. The school colors are cardinal red and white. South Division offers the following sports: • Baseball (boys) • Basketball (boys & girls) • Football (boys) • Golf (boys) • Soccer (boys & girls) • Softball (girls) • Tennis (girls) • Track (boys & girls) • Volleyball (girls) • Wrestling (boys) South Division won state championships in boys' cross country in 1922, 1923 and 1931.

• Milwaukee City Conference (1893-1980) • Milwaukee Area Conference (1980-1985) • Big Nine Conference (1985-1993) • Milwaukee City Conference (1993–present)

• Arthur Bremer, made an assassination attempt on George Wallace • Darroll DeLaPorte, football player • B. Z. Glass, Wisconsin State Representative • Stone Hallquist, football player • Ralph Hermann, composer and arranger • Clarence C. Krause, Wisconsin State Representative • Richard B. Nowakowski, Wisconsin State Representative • Richard C. Nowakowski, Wisconsin State Representative • Olaf C. Olsen, Marquette student elected to Wisconsin State Assembly at age 23 while still in law school • Sam L. Orlich, Wisconsin State Representative • Terry Porter, coach and player in National Basketball Association • Joseph Przybylski, Wisconsin State Representative • Charles J. Schmidt, Wisconsin State Representative and Senator • Herbert H. Smith, Wisconsin State Senator • Christian Steinmetz, athlete and lawyer in Basketball Hall of Fame • Raymond J. Tobiasz, Wisconsin State Representative • Fred Williams, football player • John M. Young, Wisconsin State Representative • Carl Zimmermann, television journalist, news anchor, and World War II correspondent • Arthur L. Zimny, Wisconsin State Senator