📍 1207 Tioga Road, Ball, Rapides Parish, 71405
Tioga High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ball, Rapides Parish. The school has 963 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rapides Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tioga High School enrolls 963 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 29% Black or African American and 2.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 633 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 275 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
636 of the school's 963 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 597 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tioga High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 27.
Tioga 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 963 students, Tioga 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: Suburb - Small