Ruston High School

Ruston High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Ruston, Louisiana. A total of 1,212 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 711-student average for high schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 70% higher.

The 12 schools in Lincoln Parish enroll 5,601 students altogether, Ruston High School among them.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Ruston High School, at 45%. Enrollment also includes 43% Black and 9% Hispanic. Among people living in Lincoln Parish, the White share is about 53%. Ruston High School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.

The teaching staff at Ruston High School is 96.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.5:1. This ratio sits 5.5 below the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 45%. The 57% average for public schools in Lincoln Parish is 12 points higher.

According to the American Community Survey, in Lincoln Parish, the median household income is $39,172, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. There are 14 public schools in Lincoln Parish, enrolling about 6,360 students in all.

The nearest other public school, A. E. Phillips Laboratory School, is about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when Ruston High School had 1,301 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,212. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.5:1 to 12.5:1 over the same years.

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