Ferriday High School | |
Address: | 801 EE Wallace Boulevard |
Town: | Ferriday |
State: | Louisiana |
Zipcode: | 71334 |
Country: | United States |
Type: | Public high school |
Grades: | 9-12 |
District: | Concordia Parish School Board |
Superintendent: | Whest Shirley |
Principal: | Kimberly M. Jackson |
Enrollment: | 314[1] |
Enrollment As Of: | 2022-23 |
Ratio: | 9.81 |
Staff: | 32.00 (FTE) |
Team Name: | Trojans |
Colors: | Gold, black and white |
Yearbook: | Melzier |
Ferriday High School is a public high school in Ferriday, Louisiana, United States. It is one of three high schools ran by the Concordia Parish School Board.
Clubs and activities offered at Ferriday include:[2]
Ferriday High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
The following sports are offered at Ferriday:
Football championships
Ferriday has a long history of success in football. They won four straight state championships from 1953 to 1956 and had a combined record of 52-1-2 in those four years.[3]
As of 2018, 98.2% of the student population at Ferriday High School are African-American, making up the majority of the student body. 1.8% are Caucasian. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 70.2% of Ferriday's students live at or below the poverty line. More than 75% of students receive free or reduced lunch.[4]