📍 1008 North Main, Homer, Claiborne Parish, 71040
Homer High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Homer, Claiborne Parish. The school has 234 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Claiborne Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Homer High School enrolls 234 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 10% White and 3.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 197 | 84% |
| White | 24 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
212 of the school's 234 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Homer 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-40, state senate district 33, state house district 11.
Homer High School is one of 6 schools in Claiborne Parish, based in Homer, Louisiana. The district serves 1,616 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 234 students, Homer High School is close to the district average of about 269 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote