Best High Schools in Louisiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 333)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
220195001469	151	Forest School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	158 Clover Street	Forest	71263	West Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 428-3672	557	36	15.6	77.4%	425 (76.3%)	90 (16.2%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	$15,138							56.1	66.8	106	45
220156001181	152	Eunice High School	Public	9-12	301 South Bobcat Drive	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-3011	664	46	14.4	67.0%	335 (50.5%)	272 (41.0%)	29 (4.4%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$11,299							55.9	69.9	85	67
220018000086	153	Merryville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7061 Highway 110 West	Merryville	70653	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 825-8046	496	41	12.2	60.1%	423 (85.3%)	19 (3.8%)	23 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$15,633							55.8	67.4	103	50
220015000063	154	Bunkie Magnet High School	Public	7-12	435 Evergreen Street	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 346-6216	699	36	19.5	54.1%	328 (46.9%)	323 (46.2%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.6%)	$11,338							55.4	47.8	178	24
220003000019	155	Rayne High School	Public	9-12	1016 North Polk Street	Rayne	70578	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-3691	650	43	15.2	61.8%	408 (62.8%)	186 (28.6%)	22 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	$11,439							55.4	54.4	158	3
220075010416	156	North Iberville High School	Public	7-12	13770 Louisiana Highway 77	Rosedale	70757	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 238-0260	183	40	4.6	76.0%	67 (36.6%)	109 (59.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								55.3			(n/a)
220081000572	157	Lake Arthur High School	Public	7-12	4374 Tiger Lane	Lake Arthur	70549	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 774-5152	390	25	15.4	57.4%	307 (78.7%)	40 (10.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	$13,532							55.1	53.3	160	3
220150001167	158	St. James High School	Public	7-12	22187 Hwy 20	Vacherie	70090	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-4900	616	55	11.2	64.0%	134 (21.8%)	462 (75.0%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$21,303							55	61.5	129	29
220156001210	159	Port Barre High School	Public	9-12	846 Saizan St.	Port Barre	70577	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 585-7256	396	34	11.8	57.1%	294 (74.2%)	91 (23.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,564							55	46.9	182	23
220183001413	160	Pitkin High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7239 Highway 463	Pitkin	70656	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 358-3121	431	35	12.1	78.7%	389 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$17,062							54.7	65.8	111	49

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Algebra I, LEAP Geometry, LEAP English II, LEAP U.S. History, LEAP English I, LEAP Biology test scores released by the Louisiana Dept of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Louisiana Dept of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Louisiana Dept of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.