State/Public High Open

St. Helena College and Career Academy

๐Ÿ“ 14340 Highway 37, Greensburg, St. Helena Parish, 70441

487
Pupils
16.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

St. Helena College and Career Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Greensburg, St. Helena Parish. The school has 487 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Helena Parish school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
St. Helena Parish

Enrollment & staffing

St. Helena College and Career Academy enrolls 487 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.

Male students
248 (51%)
Female students
239 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.1
Student-teacher ratio
16.2:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 4.7% White and 2.9% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American44591%
White234.7%
Hispanic or Latino142.9%
Two or more races51%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

448 of the school's 487 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 448 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 7โ€“12Title I

St. Helena College and Career Academy 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-50, state senate district 17, state house district 72.

School district: St. Helena Parish

St. Helena College and Career Academy is one of 3 schools in St. Helena Parish, based in Greensburg, Louisiana. The district serves 997 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 487 students, St. Helena College and Career Academy is larger than the district average of about 332 students per school.

997
District students
3
Schools
65
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

10%
Reading proficient
87%
Graduation rate
33%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Distant

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