Louisiana High School
Public high school in Louisiana, Missouri · Louisiana R-II School District · Grades 9–12
Louisiana High School serves 187 students in grades 9–12 in Louisiana (Pike County). It is one of 3 schools in Louisiana R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 357th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 15.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Louisiana R-II School District |
| County | Pike County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291926001043 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Louisiana R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 187 | 681 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 13.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61% | 62.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 47% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Louisiana High School in context
Size
Louisiana High School is the only high school in Louisiana R-II School District. Its 187 students are 27.5% of the district's 681. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 24 miles away with a median enrollment of 250; Louisiana High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 53 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 41, against an average of 47 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 9 (41 against 53). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 74.9% here and 73.4% across Louisiana R-II. Black students are next, at 13.9%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 62.4% across Louisiana R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 21.4% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 15.75 full-time-equivalent teachers for 187 students, Louisiana High School has 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 187 students would have about 15.3 teachers, so Louisiana High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Louisiana High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Bowling Green High School, 9.5 miles away in Bowling Green R-I School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 74.9% |
| Black | 13.9% |
| Hispanic | 10.7% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 53 |
| Grade 10 | 51 |
| Grade 11 | 42 |
| Grade 12 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3321 W Georgia St, Louisiana, MO 63353
Phone: (573)754-6181
Website: louisiana.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Louisiana High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green High School | Bowling Green R-I | 9.5 mi | 373 | 12.8 | 36.2% |
| Clopton High School | Pike County R-III | 11.7 mi | 137 | 10.8 | 38.7% |
| Silex High School | Silex R-I | 21.2 mi | 247 | 13.3 | 33.2% |
| Elsberry High School | Elsberry R-II | 24.0 mi | 264 | 14.3 | 37.1% |
| Mark Twain Senior High School | Ralls County R-II | 24.1 mi | 251 | 12 | 28.7% |
| Van-Far Junior/Senior High School | Van-Far R-I | 25.2 mi | 248 | 10.9 | 47.6% |
| Hannibal Senior High School | Hannibal 60 | 26.1 mi | 1,048 | 15.7 | 49.7% |
| Camp Avery Park Camp | Division of Youth Service | 29.8 mi | 18 | 6 | 83.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Louisiana R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 343 |
| Louisiana Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 151 |