The background of the students of Kaohsiung High reflects the family structure of the Kaohsiung-Pingtung area: More than 86 percent are native Taiwanese; children from worker, peasant and business families account for more than half; only ten percent are from civil-servant families.
雄中學生的背景，相當程度地反映高屏地區的家庭結構：百分之八十六以上是本省籍，工農商類家庭子女比例佔百分之五十以上，公民營事業受雇人員（受薪）家庭，只佔學生比例百分之十。