📍 3000 West Congress Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, 70506
Lafayette High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish. The school has 1,852 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 81.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette High School enrolls 1,852 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 81.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 35% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 816 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 655 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 251 | 14% |
| Asian | 84 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
956 of the school's 1,852 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 827 qualify for free lunch and 129 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.
Lafayette High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 23, state house district 45.
Lafayette High School is one of 45 schools in Lafayette Parish, based in Lafayette, Louisiana. The district serves 29,396 students district-wide and employs 1,764 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,852 students, Lafayette High School is larger than the district average of about 653 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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