📍 17779 Highway 167, Dry Prong, Grant Parish, 71423
Grant High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dry Prong, Grant Parish. The school has 658 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grant Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Grant High School enrolls 658 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 12% Black or African American and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 546 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
449 of the school's 658 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 401 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grant 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 35, state house district 22.
Grant High School is one of 8 schools in Grant Parish, based in Colfax, Louisiana. The district serves 2,712 students district-wide and employs 168 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 658 students, Grant High School is larger than the district average of about 339 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant