📍 904 Deville Lane, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, 71270
Howard School is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Ruston, Lincoln Parish. The school has 136 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard School school district. It serves grades 2–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 1.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 90.7:1. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Howard School enrolls 136 students across grades 2–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 1.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 90.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 36% Black or African American and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 75 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 136 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 59 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Howard School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-40, state senate district 29, state house district 11.
Howard School is one of 1 schools in Howard School, based in Ruston, Louisiana. The district serves 75 students district-wide and employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 136 students, Howard School is larger than the district average of about 75 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant