📍 73030 Lion Drive, Covington, St. Tammany Parish, 70433
Covington High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Covington, St. Tammany Parish. The school has 1,660 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Tammany Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 82.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Covington High School enrolls 1,660 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 82.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 18% Black or African American and 9.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,142 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 305 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 160 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 12 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
768 of the school's 1,660 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 668 qualify for free lunch and 100 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Covington High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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-10, state senate district 11, state house district 77.
Covington High School is one of 55 schools in St. Tammany Parish, based in Covington, Louisiana. The district serves 35,956 students district-wide and employs 2,160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,660 students, Covington High School is larger than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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