📍 34121 Highway 23, Buras, Plaquemines Parish, 70041
South Plaquemines High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buras, Plaquemines Parish. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plaquemines Parish school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 2 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Plaquemines High School enrolls 412 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 29% White and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 187 | 45% |
| White | 119 | 29% |
| Asian | 51 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 412 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 382 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Plaquemines High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 8, state house district 105.
South Plaquemines 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 412 students, South Plaquemines High School is close to the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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