C.E. Byrd High School

C.E. Byrd High School is one of the high-enrollment secondary schools in Shreveport, Louisiana, run under Caddo Parish, with 1,517 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 711 students each, so C.E. Byrd High School sits 113% above that benchmark.

Across the 57 schools in Caddo Parish (32,649 students total), C.E. Byrd High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, C.E. Byrd High School lists that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 41% Black, 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, C.E. Byrd High School has 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting C.E. Byrd High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Caddo Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Caddo Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $50,705, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. C.E. Byrd High School is one of 61 public schools in Caddo Parish (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students).

Creswell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 25%: 2,036 students in 2018 compared to 1,517 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 48% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

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