Castor High School

Castor High School is a small combined-grade school in Bienville Parish, located in Castor, Louisiana. Students in pre-K through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 417 students. The average among combined schools in Louisiana is roughly 527 students; this school is 21% smaller than that.

The district, Bienville Parish, operates 7 schools serving 1,799 students.

The large majority of students at Castor High School, 89%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Black and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Bienville Parish, the White share is about 55%. By the diversity index, Castor High School comes in at 20%.

Staffing totals 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. For comparison, combined schools in Louisiana average 52.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 53%. That is 20 points below the 73% average for public schools in Bienville Parish.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Castor High School would score about 45.9%. It scores 42.7%, 3.2 points below that figure.

In the county around the school, Bienville Parish, median household income is about $35,011, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. Castor High School is among the 9 public schools in Bienville Parish.

The closest public school to Castor High School is Ringgold High School, about 7.8 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Castor High School ranks 2nd on proficiency.

Locale data from NCES put Castor High School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).

Castor High School had 588 students in 2017-18 and 417 in 2024-25, a 29% decrease. The ratio was 13.4:1 in 2017-18 and 9.3:1 in 2024-25.

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