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Ruston High School | |
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Front entrance to Ruston High School (2010) | |
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900 Bearcat Drive Ruston, Louisiana 71270 , Louisiana United States | |
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Type | 4-year, Public high school |
Established | 1921 |
School board | Lincoln Parish School Board |
Director | Athletic Director, Jerrod Baugh |
Principal | Daniel Gressett |
Staff | 84.16 (FTE)[1] |
Number of students | 1,308 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.54[1] |
Classes offered | Traditional, Project Based Learning |
Color(s) | Red White and Grey |
Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Powerlifting, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball |
Athletics conference | LHSAA District 2-5A |
Mascot | Bearcats |
Rivals | Neville High School West Monroe High School Ouachita Parish High School |
Website | RustonHigh.LincolnSchools.org |
Ruston High School | |
Location | 900 Bearcat Drive, Ruston, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 32°32′05″N 92°39′01″W / 32.5348°N 92.65022°W |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Built | 1939 |
Built by | Caldwell Brothers & Hart |
Architect | J.W. Smith & Associates |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 92001335[2] |
Added to NRHP | October 8, 1992 |
Ruston High School is a four-year public high school located in the Lincoln Parish School District of Ruston, Louisiana, United States. The school has an enrollment of approximately 1300 students with 85 faculty members; the mascot is the Bearcats named "Rusty,” by a class of 2009 student, Anna Ward. The school colors are red, white, and gray. Black students were first admitted in 1970. Ruston High School also serves as a memorial to the survivors of the Gulf War.[3]
The 7 acres (2.8 ha) campus area, comprising two contributing buildings, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1992.[2][4][5]