Ruston High School

Ruston High School
Ruston High School in 2020.
Location
900 Bearcat Drive Ruston , Louisiana, 71270 United States
Information
Type	4-year, Public high school
Motto	Firmly Founded
Established	1921 building built 1939
School board	Lincoln Parish School Board
Director	Jerrod Baugh, Athletic Director & Head Football Coach
Principal	Teri Howe
Staff	99.97 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,254 (2026–2028)
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
Colors	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 Division I Non-Select District 2-5A
Mascot	Bearcats
Rivals	Neville High School West Monroe High School Ouachita Parish High School Alexandria Senior High School
Publication	Chatterbox Newspaper, Bearcat Nation Network, KBNF 101.3 Bearcat Radio
Yearbook	The Resume
Website	RustonHigh.LincolnSchools.org
Ruston High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location within Louisiana Location within the United States
Location	900 Bearcat Drive, Ruston, Louisiana
Coordinates	32°32′05″N 92°39′01″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 Lincoln Parish School District of Ruston, Louisiana, United States. It was founded in 1921, and the current high school was built in 1939 by the PWA near the campus of Louisiana Tech University.