📍 801 E. E. Wallace Boulevard, Ferriday, Concordia Parish, 71334
Ferriday High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ferriday, Concordia Parish. The school has 314 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Concordia Parish school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ferriday High School enrolls 314 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 8% White and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 279 | 89% |
| White | 25 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 314 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 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.
Ferriday High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 34, state house district 21.
Ferriday High School is one of 10 schools in Concordia Parish, based in Vidalia, Louisiana. The district serves 2,911 students district-wide and employs 227 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 314 students, Ferriday High School is close to the district average of about 291 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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