📍 720 Plank Road, St. Joseph, Tensas Parish, 71366
Tensas High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in St. Joseph, Tensas Parish. The school has 169 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tensas Parish school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tensas High School enrolls 169 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 13% White and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 143 | 85% |
| White | 22 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
140 of the school's 169 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 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.
Tensas High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 34, state house district 21.
Tensas High School is one of 2 schools in Tensas Parish, based in St. Joseph, Louisiana. The district serves 301 students district-wide and employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 169 students, Tensas High School is close to the district average of about 151 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote