Bossier High School

Bossier High School is a mid-sized high school in Bossier City, Louisiana, one of the schools within Bossier Parish. The school enrolls 654 students in grades 8 through 12.

Bossier Parish comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 22,233 students; Bossier High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Bossier High School reports that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 30% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bossier High School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bossier Parish runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bossier Parish indicate median household income runs about $69,617, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bossier Parish's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,233 students), Bossier High School is one campus in the mix.

Bossier Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bossier High School.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Bossier High School's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 790 (now 654). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 16% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Bossier High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.