C.E. Byrd High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Shreveport, Louisiana

C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, Louisiana enrolled 1,517 students in 2024-25 with 75.7 full-time teachers, 20.0 students per teacher against the Louisiana high-school median of 14.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 66% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 52% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85% (Louisiana: 82.6%).

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

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

1,526 students in 2022-23, 1,526 students in 2023-24, 1,517 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 63.0 to 75.7.

Students enrolled at C.E. Byrd High School by school year2022-23: 1,526, 2023-24: 1,526, 2024-25: 1,51705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5262023-241,5262024-251,517
Students enrolled at C.E. Byrd High School by school year2022-23: 1,526, 2023-24: 1,526, 2024-25: 1,51705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5262023-241,5262024-251,517
Students enrolled at C.E. Byrd High School by school year2022-23: 1,526, 2023-24: 1,526, 2024-25: 1,51705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5262023-241,5262024-251,517
Students enrolled at C.E. Byrd High School by school year2022-23: 1,526, 2023-24: 1,526, 2024-25: 1,51705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5262023-241,5262024-251,517
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,52663.024.2
2023-241,52675.320.3
2024-251,51775.720.0

20.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 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; C.E. Byrd High School 20.0; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherC.E. Byrd High School 20.0state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; C.E. Byrd High School 20.0; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherC.E. Byrd High School 20.0state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; C.E. Byrd High School 20.0; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherC.E. Byrd High School 20.0state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; C.E. Byrd High School 20.0; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherC.E. Byrd High School 20.0state 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).

28 AP courses and one counselor per 371 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection C.E. Byrd High School enrolled 1,485 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 98 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses28
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 371 of the 1,485 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions98
  • Chronically absent22.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.5% of students were White, 40.9% Black, 7.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White47.5%
  2. Black40.9%
  3. Hispanic7.1%
  4. Two or more races3.5%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 C.E. Byrd High School scored proficient or above: 66% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% 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, 2021-2266%34%42.4%
Math, 2022-2352%25% (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

85% of the 350 students in C.E. Byrd 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 rate85%77%82.6%
Students in the class3503,09550,762

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 Shreveport

11 public high schools in Shreveport report 2024-25 enrollment; C.E. Byrd High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Captain Shreve High School1,65817.751.3%
C.E. Byrd High School1,51720.042.2%
Huntington High School1,34518.973.9%
Northwood High School98917.653.5%
Southwood High School97114.671.0%
Caddo Parish Magnet High School86914.324.6%
Booker T. Washington New Technology High School72215.386.1%
Woodlawn Leadership Academy62312.185.1%

All public schools in Shreveport →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about C.E. Byrd High School

  1. Caddo Parish Magnet High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 869 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Booker T. Washington New Technology High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 722 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare C.E. Byrd High School with Caddo Parish Magnet High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Caddo Parish spends per student$14,072 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,072
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaC.E. Byrd High School is the number 26 by size of 265 Louisiana high schools open in 2024-25.#26 of 265
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher20.0 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 14.2 for high schools.20.0:1
  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 C.E. Byrd High School

  1. How many students attend C.E. Byrd High School?
    1,517 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,526 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Shreveport, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at C.E. Byrd High School?
    20.0 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 C.E. Byrd High School a Title I school?
    C.E. Byrd High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at C.E. Byrd High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at C.E. Byrd High School scored proficient or above: 66% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% 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 C.E. Byrd High School?
    85% of the 350 students in C.E. Byrd 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 C.E. Byrd High School in?
    Caddo Parish, NCES district ID 2200300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220030000147 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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