📍 2310 N Sherman Street, Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, 70546
Jennings High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish. The school has 853 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jennings High School enrolls 853 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 28% Black or African American and 7.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 510 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 239 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
651 of the school's 853 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 597 qualify for free lunch and 54 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jennings High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-30, state senate district 25, state house district 37.
Jennings High School is one of 12 schools in Jefferson Davis Parish, based in Jennings, Louisiana. The district serves 5,210 students district-wide and employs 318 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 853 students, Jennings High School is larger than the district average of about 434 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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