📍 8346 Highway 23, Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish, 70037
Belle Chasse High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish. The school has 959 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plaquemines Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belle Chasse High School enrolls 959 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 16% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 579 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 149 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 133 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 37 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
487 of the school's 959 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 385 qualify for free lunch and 102 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.
Belle Chasse High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 105.
Belle Chasse High School is one of 8 schools in Plaquemines Parish, based in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The district serves 3,510 students district-wide and employs 214 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 959 students, Belle Chasse High School is larger than the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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