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Minden High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1103 S College St
Minden, LA 71055
Phone
(318) 377-2766
District
Webster Parish
County
WEBSTER PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
761
Classroom Teachers
53

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.1% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Minden High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
40%
24%
42%
23%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
40%
40%
48%
19%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
14
16
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 197 25.9%
Grade 10 213 28.0%
Grade 11 192 25.2%
Grade 12 159 20.9%
Total 761 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.6% 50.8% 43.1%
Black 57.2% 45.0% 42.8%
Hispanic 2.0% 3.4% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.5% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.3% 54.6% 61.8%
Free lunch eligible 42.4% 44.5% 56.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.8% 10.1% 4.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 36,189 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 61.0 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.9% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 20.2% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,761 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 9.3% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.2% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.8% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.9% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.2% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.8% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.9% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.5% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.9% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 18.7% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,311 $44,537,000 53.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $577 $3,093,000 3.7%
Staff $437 $2,341,000 2.8%
General Administration $304 $1,627,000 1.9%
School Administration $820 $4,393,000 5.2%
Operation $1,492 $7,995,000 9.5%
Transportation $760 $4,072,000 4.8%
Other $230 $1,230,000 1.5%
Total Support $4,619 $24,751,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,747 $14,723,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $15,677 $84,011,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,579 $5,366,971,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $850 $601,919,000 5.4%
Staff $755 $534,657,000 4.8%
General Administration $362 $256,471,000 2.3%
School Administration $878 $621,583,000 5.5%
Operation $2,002 $1,417,924,000 12.7%
Transportation $749 $530,277,000 4.7%
Other $425 $301,210,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,022 $4,264,041,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,222 $1,573,442,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $15,823 $11,204,454,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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