Bolton High School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Alexandria, Louisiana

Bolton High School in Alexandria, Louisiana enrolled 372 students in 2024-25 with 36.5 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the Louisiana high-school median of 14.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Louisiana: 82.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 41% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

629 students in 2022-23, 561 students in 2023-24, 372 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.5 to 36.5.

Students enrolled at Bolton High School by school year2022-23: 629, 2023-24: 561, 2024-25: 37202004006008002022-236292023-245612024-25372
Students enrolled at Bolton High School by school year2022-23: 629, 2023-24: 561, 2024-25: 37202004006008002022-236292023-245612024-25372
Students enrolled at Bolton High School by school year2022-23: 629, 2023-24: 561, 2024-25: 37202004006008002022-236292023-245612024-25372
Students enrolled at Bolton High School by school year2022-23: 629, 2023-24: 561, 2024-25: 37202004006008002022-236292023-245612024-25372
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362939.515.9
2023-2456153.310.5
2024-2537236.510.2

10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Louisiana high schools

Among the 263 Louisiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; Bolton High School 10.2; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBolton High School 10.2state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; Bolton High School 10.2; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBolton High School 10.2state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; Bolton High School 10.2; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBolton High School 10.2state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; Bolton High School 10.2; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBolton High School 10.2state median 14.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

10 AP courses and one counselor per 285 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bolton High School enrolled 569 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 75 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 285 of the 569 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions75
  • Chronically absent10.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.3% of students were White, 32.8% Black, 3.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White58.3%
  2. Black32.8%
  3. Two or more races3.2%
  4. Asian2.4%
  5. Hispanic2.2%
  6. American Indian1.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bolton High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtLouisiana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%45%42.4%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%32% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 137 students in Bolton High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtLouisiana
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%85%82.6%
Students in the class1371,63150,762

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Alexandria

3 public high schools in Alexandria report 2024-25 enrollment; Bolton High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alexandria Senior High School1,47517.953.4%
Peabody Magnet High School1,07114.989.2%
Bolton High School37210.245.4%

All public schools in Alexandria →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bolton High School

  1. Peabody Magnet High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,071 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Alexandria Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 1,475 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Bolton High School with Peabody Magnet High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rapides Parish spends per student$13,720 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,720
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaBolton High School is the number 187 by size of 265 Louisiana high schools open in 2024-25.#187 of 265
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 14.2 for high schools.10.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bolton High School

  1. How many students attend Bolton High School?
    372 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 629 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Alexandria, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bolton High School?
    10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for high schools is 14.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bolton High School a Title I school?
    Bolton High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bolton High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bolton High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Bolton High School?
    80-84% of the 137 students in Bolton High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Bolton High School in?
    Rapides Parish, NCES district ID 2201290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220129001042 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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