Ruston High School

Ruston High School is an expansive 9-12 campus in Ruston, Louisiana, overseen by Lincoln Parish. The school educates 1,212 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 711 students per school, that is 70% above typical.

Within Lincoln Parish, which oversees 12 schools and 5,601 students, Ruston High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ruston High School logs that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 43% Black, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 53% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lincoln Parish runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lincoln Parish) records that median household earnings sit near $39,172, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ruston High School is one of 14 public schools in Lincoln Parish (combined enrollment of about 6,360 students).

Nearest neighbor: A. E. Phillips Laboratory School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ruston High School.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Ruston High School's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,341 (now 1,212). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 49% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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