General Trass High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Lake Providence, Louisiana

General Trass High School in Lake Providence, Louisiana enrolled 214 students in 2024-25 with 22.4 full-time teachers, 9.6 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, 11-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Louisiana: 82.6%).

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

248 students in 2022-23, 230 students in 2023-24, 214 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.9 to 22.4.

Students enrolled at General Trass High School by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 21401002003002022-232482023-242302024-25214
Students enrolled at General Trass High School by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 21401002003002022-232482023-242302024-25214
Students enrolled at General Trass High School by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 21401002003002022-232482023-242302024-25214
Students enrolled at General Trass High School by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 21401002003002022-232482023-242302024-25214
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324820.911.9
2023-2423027.28.4
2024-2521422.49.6

9.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 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; This school 9.6; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.6state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; This school 9.6; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.6state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; This school 9.6; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.6state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; This school 9.6; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.6state 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).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 247 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection General Trass High School enrolled 247 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 247 of the 247 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent6.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

99.5% of students were Black, 0.5% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Black99.5%
  2. Asian0.5%

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 General Trass High School scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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, 2021-2211‑19%12%42.4%
Math, 2022-2320‑29%6% (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

80-89% of the 59 students in General Trass 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 rate80‑89%80‑89%82.6%
Students in the class595950,762

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.

What to look at next about General Trass High School

  1. Oak Grove High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 13 miles away: 500 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  2. Christian Acres Alternative SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 27 miles away: 56 students, 6.6 per teacher (2024-25).27 mi
  3. Compare General Trass High School with Oak Grove High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much East Carroll Parish spends per student$19,240 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,240
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaGeneral Trass High School is the number 236 by size of 265 Louisiana high schools open in 2024-25.#236 of 265
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher9.6 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 14.2 for high schools.9.6:1
  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 General Trass High School

  1. How many students attend General Trass High School?
    214 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 248 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lake Providence, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at General Trass High School?
    9.6 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 General Trass High School a Title I school?
    General Trass 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 General Trass High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at General Trass High School scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 General Trass High School?
    80-89% of the 59 students in General Trass 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 General Trass High School in?
    East Carroll Parish, NCES district ID 2200570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220057000454 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