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Howard School

Serves grades 2 - 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
904 Deville Lane
Ruston, LA 71270
Phone
(318) 255-5763
District
Howard School
County
LINCOLN PARISH
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
136
Classroom Teachers
2

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.4% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Howard School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
5%
36%
8%
43%
2%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
36%
18%
47%
7%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
40%
6%
44%
14%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

100 80 60 40 20 0
91
91
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 2 0 0.0%
Grade 3 0 0.0%
Grade 4 0 0.0%
Grade 5 4 2.9%
Grade 6 7 5.1%
Grade 7 18 13.2%
Grade 8 26 19.1%
Grade 9 48 35.3%
Grade 10 21 15.4%
Grade 11 8 5.9%
Grade 12 4 2.9%
Total 136 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 58.6% 58.6% 43.7%
Black 38.3% 38.3% 42.9%
Hispanic 1.6% 1.6% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.6% 1.6% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.4% 43.4% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 43.4% 43.4% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 104
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.6%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 14.8%
$15,000 or less Unreported 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Support Expenditures
Student Unreported Unreported Unreported
Staff Unreported Unreported Unreported
General Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
School Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
Operation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Transportation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Other Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Support Unreported Unreported Unreported
Non-instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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