📍 1103 S College St, Minden, Webster Parish, 71055
Minden High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Minden, Webster Parish. The school has 807 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Webster Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Minden High School enrolls 807 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 40% White and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 433 | 54% |
| White | 324 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
352 of the school's 807 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 348 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Minden 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-40, state senate district 36, state house district 10.
Minden High School is one of 14 schools in Webster Parish, based in Minden, Louisiana. The district serves 4,967 students district-wide and employs 275 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 807 students, Minden High School is larger than the district average of about 355 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant