Ruston High School

900 Bearcat Dr, Ruston, LA 71270 | (318) 255-0807

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,071

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2 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,071 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 88th out of 290 high schools in LA.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 900 Bearcat Drive, Ruston, LA 71270

Principal or Admin: Sonja Walker
Fax: (318) 251-2202

School District Details

Lincoln Parish School Board District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,322
Graduation Rate: 61.0%
Dropout Rate: 5.6%
Students Per Teacher: 12.9
Enrolled Students: 5,921

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,071
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 87.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 506 (47.2%)
Females: 565 (52.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 57 (5.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 394 (36.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 451 (42.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Ruston High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.09%
Black	511	47.7%
Asian	14	1.3%
Hispanic	18	1.7%
White	527	49.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	293	27.4%
10th Grade	285	26.6%
11th Grade	252	23.5%
12th Grade	241	22.5%

Faculty Educational Background (2006-07)

Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree: 51%
Teachers with a Master's Degree or Higher:47%

Faculty Salary and Experience (2006-2007)

Average Teaching Experience: 14 Years
Average Salary: $43,300

Teacher Experience by Number of Years

Ruston High School Teacher Experience in Years

	Salary	Percent
1-5 Years of Teaching Experience	$37,451	22%
More Than 5 Years of Teaching Experience	$44,913	78%

Source: LA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2

2 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for Ruston High School

Reviewed by Student on June 16, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Ruston hugh school is, as i have heard from "teachers" at Ruston jr. high, a great school that will help you through the years. It is not so. If i could pick between getting 1 million dollars to go to ruston high or stay home and do nothing guess which one i would pick. Yep you're right, going to ruston high. But when you go to ruston high you do not get one million dollars. Actually the school is based on money. The more money they can get from the average student the better. but if a student tries to sell something at school he gets written up and suspended. I am not going to go to this school for i feel in the 1 hour tour that this school would be a bad learning environment due to all of the bullying and not giving us young adults any rights. For example. I got in trouble for answering the question "do you trust your parents" no. They wrote me up and suspended me. This school is a bad school for any and all students.

Reviewed by Former Student on April 17, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I have to say, as a former student of Ruston High School, my experiences were not very good. I was picked on by the staff, consistently put into detention and suspension for things that I did not do. I was poor, white, and not at all in the good graces of the school system. Ruston seems to be a town built on money and if you do not have it, then you are not welcome, even in the school system. I have never been so glad to be out of a town in my life. When I moved from Ruston, I was ecstatic. There are no other words to describe my feelings towards this school system. I am glad that I am not raising my children here.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on December 06, 2008
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Excellent school

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