📍 243 East High School Drive, Jena, LaSalle Parish, 71342
Jena High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jena, LaSalle Parish. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. It is part of the LaSalle Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jena High School enrolls 529 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 15% Black or African American and 2.5% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 423 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 15% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 529 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 166 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.
Jena High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-50, state senate district 32, state house district 20.
Jena High School is one of 9 schools in LaSalle Parish, based in Jena, Louisiana. The district serves 2,520 students district-wide and employs 173 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, Jena High School is larger than the district average of about 280 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant