South High School
4801 Pacific Coast Highway
Phone: 533-4352
January 06, 2001
Opened in September, 1957. (44.45 acres (42.2 acres purchased in 1952 for $95,000 and 2.25 acres acquired in 1954 for $68,000}total of $163,000) Additions in 1960, 1967, 1991, 1996, 1997. Brick construction, 231,116 sq. ft. Opened on Torrance High campus due to construction delays; moved to new campus in January, 1958, 20 buildings, 106 classrooms. Construction cost: $6,293,000. Currently serves children south of Sepulveda, west of Hawthorne and south of Lomita boulevard. Once served all area south of Sepulveda. Overpass built in 1960 over Pacific Coast Highway. Several additions; stadium, 1964, solar gymnasium, 1978. Peak enrollment: 3,051 in 1968. Capacity: 3,000. Nickname: Spartans.
