📍 100 Sycamore Street, Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, 70663
Sulphur High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 2,043 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 114.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sulphur High School enrolls 2,043 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 114.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 9.9% Black or African American and 8.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,571 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 202 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 173 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 23 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
956 of the school's 2,043 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 822 qualify for free lunch and 134 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sulphur High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 27, state house district 33.
Sulphur 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 2,043 students, Sulphur 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: Suburb - Midsize
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