📍 723 O`Neal Street, DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, 70634
DeRidder High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish. The school has 696 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beauregard Parish school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
DeRidder High School enrolls 696 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 25% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 382 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 176 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 696 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
DeRidder High 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 30, state house district 30.
DeRidder High School is one of 12 schools in Beauregard Parish, based in DeRidder, Louisiana. The district serves 5,567 students district-wide and employs 343 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 696 students, DeRidder High School is larger than the district average of about 464 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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