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Ruston High School had the highest enrollment among Lincoln Parish schools, welcoming 1,259 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.3% of them were boys, and 49.7% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Ruston High School students was Black, with 47.0% of students identifying as Black.

Among the 13 schools in the Lincoln Parish, Lincoln Preparatory School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 645 students, while Simsboro High School welcomed 548 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Ruston High School is part of the Lincoln Parish School District, which generally encompasses schools within Lincoln Parish, with its main office in Ruston.

In the previous school year, Ruston High School still had the highest number of students among Lincoln Parish schools.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Ruston High School	Ruston	1,259
Lincoln Preparatory School	Grambling	645
Simsboro High School	Simsboro	548
Choudrant Elementary School	Choudrant	545
Ruston Junior High School	Ruston	532
Glen View Elementary School	Ruston	470
Cypress Springs Elementary School	Ruston	384
Hillcrest Elementary School	Ruston	364
Choudrant High School	Choudrant	346
Ruston Elementary School	Ruston	311
I. A. Lewis School	Ruston	258
Lincoln Parish Early Childhood Center	Ruston	190
Dubach School	Dubach	121