📍 2200 West McNeese, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70605
Alfred M. Barbe High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 1,991 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 89.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 25 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alfred M. Barbe High School enrolls 1,991 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 89.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 26% Black or African American and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,104 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 514 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 190 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 112 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
812 of the school's 1,991 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 715 qualify for free lunch and 97 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alfred M. Barbe 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-30, state senate district 25, state house district 36.
Alfred M. Barbe High School is one of 58 schools in Calcasieu Parish, based in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The district serves 27,851 students district-wide and employs 1,917 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,991 students, Alfred M. Barbe High School is larger than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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