📍 777 Bearkat Drive, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, 71111
Bossier High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bossier City, Bossier Parish. The school has 719 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bossier Parish school district. It serves grades 8–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bossier High School enrolls 719 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 389 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 195 | 27% |
| White | 94 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
610 of the school's 719 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 569 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bossier High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 37, state house district 2.
Bossier High School is one of 34 schools in Bossier Parish, based in Benton, Louisiana. The district serves 22,224 students district-wide and employs 1,309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 719 students, Bossier High School is close to the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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