Ruston High School
| Ruston High School | |
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Front entrance to Ruston High School in 2010. | |
| Address | |
900 Bearcat Drive Ruston, Louisiana 71270 , Louisiana United States | |
| Information | |
| Other name | RHS |
| Type | 4-year, Public high school |
| Motto | Firmly Founded |
| Established | 1921 building built 1939 |
| School board | Lincoln Parish School Board |
| Director | Athletic Director, Jerrod Baugh |
| Principal | Daniel Gressett |
| Staff | 99.97 (FTE) |
| Years taught | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,310 (2024–2025) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.77 |
| Classes offered | Traditional, Project Based Learning |
| Hours in school day | 8 |
| Classrooms | 350-450 |
| Campus | Ruston High School |
| Campus size | Small |
| Color(s) | Red, white and grey |
| Fight song | On, On You Bearcats! |
| Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Powerlifting, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball |
| Athletics conference | LHSAA District 2-5A |
| Mascot | Bearcats |
| Nickname | Bearcats |
| Rivals | Neville High School West Monroe High School Ouachita Parish High School |
| Publication | Chatterbox Newspaper,Bearcat Nation Network, Radio |
| Yearbook | The Resume |
| 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 |
| 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. Founded in 1921 and the current High School built in 1939 located near Louisiana Tech Campus.
Founded in 1921, Ruston High has been a cornerstone for the community in many ways having notable alumni graduate from its towering walls. The current building the School is in was built in 1939 and funded by the PWA after the old high school was deemed too small for the growing number of students.