📍 15841 Highway 440, Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, 70444
Jewel M. Sumner High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jewel M. Sumner High School enrolls 426 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 35% Black or African American and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 240 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 150 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 426 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jewel M. Sumner High School 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 12, state house district 74.
Jewel M. Sumner High School is one of 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish, based in Amite, Louisiana. The district serves 19,077 students district-wide and employs 1,109 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 426 students, Jewel M. Sumner High School is smaller than the district average of about 596 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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