📍 300 Division Street, Jonesville, Catahoula Parish, 71343
Block High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jonesville, Catahoula Parish. The school has 218 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catahoula Parish school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Block High School enrolls 218 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 41% White and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 123 | 56% |
| White | 90 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 218 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 174 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Block High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-50, state senate district 32, state house district 20.
Block High School is one of 5 schools in Catahoula Parish, based in Harrisonburg, Louisiana. The district serves 898 students district-wide and employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 218 students, Block High School is larger than the district average of about 180 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote