True to its name, this school feeds from the southeast area of Springfield.

[9] Some members of the community consider the two schools to be a single continuous entity.

[8] A large fiberglass "Muffler Man" statue of a Spartan warrior stands above the front entrance of the school.

[8] The statue originally stood at a home builders business and was meant to portray a Viking but was later modified.

[10] Within Springfield Southeast High School, there is a smaller specialty school called the Southeast Health & Science Academy, which specializes in teaching students who wish to pursue careers in medicine.