📍 137 Highway 10p S, Starks, Calcasieu Parish, 70661
Starks High School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Starks, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 327 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Starks High School enrolls 327 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 1.8% Black or African American and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 311 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 327 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 152 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Starks 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 33.
Starks 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 327 students, Starks 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