📍 301 South Bobcat Drive, Eunice, St. Landry Parish, 70535
Eunice High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Eunice, St. Landry Parish. The school has 650 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Landry Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Eunice High School enrolls 650 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 39% Black or African American and 5.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 342 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 251 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
379 of the school's 650 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 378 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Eunice High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 28, state house district 41.
Eunice High School is one of 35 schools in St. Landry Parish, based in Opelousas, Louisiana. The district serves 10,982 students district-wide and employs 753 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 650 students, Eunice High School is larger than the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant