📍 207 N Overton, DeQuincy, Calcasieu Parish, 70633
DeQuincy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in DeQuincy, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 324 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
DeQuincy High School enrolls 324 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 15% Black or African American and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 265 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 324 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
DeQuincy High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 32.
DeQuincy 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 324 students, DeQuincy High School is smaller than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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