Ponchatoula High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Ponchatoula High School in Ponchatoula, Louisiana enrolled 2,067 students in 2024-25 with 121.5 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Louisiana high-school median of 14.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 82% (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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%
2,262 students in 2022-23, 2,254 students in 2023-24, 2,067 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 104.2 to 121.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,262 | 104.2 | 21.7 |
| 2023-24 | 2,254 | 114.1 | 19.8 |
| 2024-25 | 2,067 | 121.5 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 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.
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 670 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ponchatoula High School enrolled 2,009 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 233 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 670 of the 2,009 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions233
- Chronically absent36.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.3% of students were White, 33.8% Black, 8.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White51.3%
- Black33.8%
- Hispanic8.4%
- Two or more races5.5%
- Asian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
- American Indian0.1%
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 Ponchatoula High School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45% | 33% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 34% | 20% (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
82% of the 452 students in Ponchatoula 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.
| This school | Its district | Louisiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 82% | 79% | 82.6% |
| Students in the class | 452 | 1,384 | 50,762 |
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 Ponchatoula High School
- Hammond High Magnet SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.6 miles away: 1,606 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- Springfield High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 9.0 miles away: 400 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).9.0 mi
- Compare Ponchatoula High School with Hammond High Magnet SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tangipahoa Parish spends per student$12,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,808
- The largest public schools in LouisianaPonchatoula High School is the number 4 by size of 265 Louisiana high schools open in 2024-25.#4 of 265
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 14.2 for high schools.17.0:1
- 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 Ponchatoula High School
How many students attend Ponchatoula High School?
2,067 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,262 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Ponchatoula, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ponchatoula High School?
17.0 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.Is Ponchatoula High School a Title I school?
Ponchatoula High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Ponchatoula High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Ponchatoula High School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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.What is the graduation rate at Ponchatoula High School?
82% of the 452 students in Ponchatoula 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.What district is Ponchatoula High School in?
Tangipahoa Parish, NCES district ID 2201680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220168001319 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.