Bogalusa High School

Bogalusa High School is one of the medium-sized four-year high schools in Bogalusa, Louisiana, run under City of Bogalusa School District, with 656 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12.

City of Bogalusa School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,803 students. Bogalusa High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Bogalusa High School lists that 78% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 16% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 94% of students at Bogalusa High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washington Parish (around 76%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bogalusa High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 16.6%, the actual is 11.8%, a residual of -4.8 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Washington Parish shows median household earnings sit near $45,380, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington Parish runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,326 students), of which Bogalusa High School is one.

Central Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bogalusa High School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 696 students in 2018 compared to 656 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.