Captain Shreve High School

Captain Shreve High School is a heavily attended senior high in Shreveport, Louisiana, one of the schools within Caddo Parish. The school hosts 1,658 students in grades 9 through 13. That puts it 133% above the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 711 students.

Within Caddo Parish, which oversees 57 schools and 32,649 students, Captain Shreve High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Captain Shreve High School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 29% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Captain Shreve High School has 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. The state averages about 18.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Caddo Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Caddo Parish put median household income runs about $50,705, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Captain Shreve High School is one of 61 public schools in Caddo Parish (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students).

The closest other public school is Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 1,583 students in 2018 compared to 1,658 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 39% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

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