Holden High School

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Holden, Louisiana

Holden High School in Holden, Louisiana enrolled 651 students in 2024-25 with 57.9 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the Louisiana median of 11.7. 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, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 54% 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%).

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

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%

681 students in 2022-23, 692 students in 2023-24, 651 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.8 to 57.9.

Students enrolled at Holden High School by school year2022-23: 681, 2023-24: 692, 2024-25: 65102004006008002022-236812023-246922024-25651
Students enrolled at Holden High School by school year2022-23: 681, 2023-24: 692, 2024-25: 65102004006008002022-236812023-246922024-25651
Students enrolled at Holden High School by school year2022-23: 681, 2023-24: 692, 2024-25: 65102004006008002022-236812023-246922024-25651
Students enrolled at Holden High School by school year2022-23: 681, 2023-24: 692, 2024-25: 65102004006008002022-236812023-246922024-25651
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2368146.814.6
2023-2469259.111.7
2024-2565157.911.2

11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 Louisiana schools of this kind

Among the 101 Louisiana schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; Holden High School 11.2; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHolden High School 11.2state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; Holden High School 11.2; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHolden High School 11.2state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; Holden High School 11.2; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHolden High School 11.2state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; Holden High School 11.2; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHolden High School 11.2state median 11.7U.S. 13.8

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).

3 AP courses and one counselor per 592 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Holden High School enrolled 592 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 46 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 592 of the 592 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions46
  • Chronically absent15.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.2% of students were White, 10.0% Hispanic, 2.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White86.2%
  2. Hispanic10.0%
  3. Two or more races2.3%
  4. Asian0.9%
  5. Black0.5%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Holden High School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% 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, 2021-2258%53%42.4%
Math, 2022-2354%40% (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 49 students in Holden 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%93%82.6%
Students in the class491,66650,762

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 Holden High School

  1. How much Livingston Parish spends per student$12,047 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,047
  2. The largest public schools in LouisianaHolden High School is the number 25 by size of 108 Louisiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#25 of 108
  3. Louisiana schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 11.7 for schools of this kind.11.2:1
  4. 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 Holden High School

  1. How many students attend Holden High School?
    651 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 681 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Holden, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Holden High School?
    11.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for schools of this kind is 11.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Holden High School a Title I school?
    Holden 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 Holden High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Holden High School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% 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 Holden High School?
    80-89% of the 49 students in Holden 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 Holden High School in?
    Livingston Parish, NCES district ID 2201020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220102000765 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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