Howard School

Howard School is a micro-enrollment K-12 campus in Ruston, Louisiana, overseen by Howard School. The school enrolls 75 students in grades 2 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 86% smaller than the state mean of about 527.

Howard School is the operating authority for Howard School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Howard School logs that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 44% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lincoln Parish runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lincoln Parish put the typical household earns roughly $39,172 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. Howard School is one of 14 public schools in Lincoln Parish (combined enrollment of about 6,360 students).

The closest other public school is I.A. Lewis School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Howard School.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 83 students in 2018 compared to 75 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 6.9:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 in 2025.

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