📍 900 Bearcat Drive, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, 71270
Ruston High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ruston, Lincoln Parish. The school has 1,310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 80.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 11 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ruston High School enrolls 1,310 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 80.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 44% Black or African American and 7.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 585 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 581 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 22 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
656 of the school's 1,310 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 655 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ruston 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-40, state senate district 35, state house district 12.
Ruston High School is one of 12 schools in Lincoln Parish, based in Ruston, Louisiana. The district serves 5,601 students district-wide and employs 340 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,310 students, Ruston High School is larger than the district average of about 467 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant