📍 2101 Vance Avenue, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, 71301
Bolton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alexandria, Rapides Parish. The school has 629 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rapides Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bolton High School enrolls 629 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 19% White and 1.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 487 | 77% |
| White | 119 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
513 of the school's 629 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 506 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bolton High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-60, state senate district 29, state house district 26.
Bolton High School is one of 47 schools in Rapides Parish, based in Alexandria, Louisiana. The district serves 21,340 students district-wide and employs 1,359 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 629 students, Bolton High School is larger than the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small