Ruston High School

Ruston High School
Front

entrance to Ruston High School (2010)

Ruston High School main steps 2024
Ruston High School circa 1960
Ruston High School Main steps 2024
Ruston High School postcard c.1940
Ruston High School Auditorium c.1950-60s
Address
Map
900 Bearcat Drive

,
Louisiana

United States
Information
Type4-year, Public high school
Established1921 building built 1939
School boardLincoln Parish School Board
DirectorAthletic Director, Jerrod Baugh
PrincipalDaniel Gressett
Staff80.92 (FTE)[1]
Number of students1,310 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.19[1]
Classes offeredTraditional, Project Based Learning
Color(s)Red White and Grey      
AthleticsBaseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Powerlifting, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball
Athletics conferenceLHSAA District 2-5A
MascotBearcats
Ruston High School Mascot dubbed ‘Rusty Bearcat’
RivalsNeville High School
West Monroe High School
Ouachita Parish High School
WebsiteRustonHigh.LincolnSchools.org
Ruston High School
Ruston High School is located in Louisiana
Ruston High School
Ruston High School is located in the United States
Ruston High School
Location900 Bearcat Drive, Ruston, Louisiana
Coordinates32°32′05″N 92°39′01″W / 32.5348°N 92.65022°W / 32.5348; -92.65022
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1939
Built byCaldwell Brothers & Hart
ArchitectJ.W. Smith & Associates
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.92001335[2]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 1992
Ruston High School (rear view)
Ruston High Auditorium c.1950-60
Ruston High Rear view c.1950-60
Various Ruston high photos 1947

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]

  1. ^ a b c "Ruston High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "History of Ruston High School." Ruston High School Alumni.
  4. ^ "Ruston High School" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 9, 2018. with four photos and two maps
  5. ^ National Register Staff (June 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ruston High School". National Park Service. Retrieved August 9, 2018. With 14 photos from 1992.