📍 2525 Highway 182 W, Patterson, St. Mary Parish, 70392
Patterson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Patterson, St. Mary Parish. The school has 452 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Mary Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 5 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Patterson High School enrolls 452 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 40% White and 8.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 201 | 44% |
| White | 183 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 452 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Patterson High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-30, state senate district 21, state house district 50.
Patterson High School is one of 21 schools in St. Mary Parish, based in Centerville, Louisiana. The district serves 7,153 students district-wide and employs 448 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 452 students, Patterson High School is larger than the district average of about 341 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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