📍 9463 Highway 71 South, Lecompte, Rapides Parish, 71346
Rapides High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lecompte, Rapides Parish. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rapides Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rapides High School enrolls 265 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 27% Black or African American and 24% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 124 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 24% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 265 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rapides High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-60, state senate district 31, state house district 25.
Rapides 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 265 students, Rapides High School is smaller than the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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