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Ponchatoula 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 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
19452 Highway 22 East
Ponchatoula, LA 70454
Phone
(985) 386-3514
District
Tangipahoa Parish
County
TANGIPAHOA PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2262
Classroom Teachers
104

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.5% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

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

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
40%
31%
44%
28%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
40%
54%
48%
25%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 718 31.7%
Grade 10 570 25.2%
Grade 11 493 21.8%
Grade 12 481 21.3%
Total 2262 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.4% 40.0% 43.7%
Black 33.3% 49.0% 42.9%
Hispanic 8.4% 10.1% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.6% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.6% 68.0% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 43.8% 62.7% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.8% 5.4% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 133,953 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 169.3 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.7% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.3% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.9% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 48,658 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.2% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.5% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.5% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.2% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.9% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.0% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 13.6% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,118 $126,649,000 57.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $679 $14,060,000 6.4%
Staff $479 $9,924,000 4.5%
General Administration $100 $2,067,000 0.9%
School Administration $620 $12,834,000 5.8%
Operation $763 $15,791,000 7.2%
Transportation $676 $13,992,000 6.4%
Other $227 $4,689,000 2.1%
Total Support $3,544 $73,357,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $942 $19,494,000 8.9%
Total Expenditures $10,604 $219,500,000 100.0%
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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