Homer High School (Louisiana)

Homer High School
Address
1008 North Main Street Homer , (Claiborne Parish) , Louisiana 71040 United States
Coordinates	32°47′34″N93°04′04″W / 32.7928°N 93.0677°W / 32.7928; -93.0677
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Claiborne Parish School Board
Principal	Lee Simms
Teaching staff	13.95 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	249 [1]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	17.85 [1]
Color(s)	Purple and white
Mascot	Pelicans
Website	[ usurped ]

Not to be confused with Homer College.

Homer High School

Homer High School is a senior high school in Homer, Louisiana, United States and a part of the Claiborne Parish School Board.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

In 2012 Athens High School (a PreK-12 school) in Athens closed, with students moved to Homer schools. ^[2]

Athletics

Homer High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Championships

Football championships

• (5) State Championships: 1923, 1928, 1937, 1939, 2021^{[ citation needed ]}

In the 2021 1A state championship game, Homer defeated Logansport 41-28 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. ^[3]

Band

In 2011, the school district closed Homer High's band program as one of several measures to reduce the district budget by $2.4 million. ^[4]

See also

• Homer College former school in Homer, Louisiana

References

1. "Homer High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
2. "Athens school closes". KTBS. May 11, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
3. Gafford, LaMar (December 11, 2021). "Homer gets 6 interceptions vs Logansport, wins first LHSAA football state title in over 80 years". Shreveport Times. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
4. "Layoffs At Claiborne Parish Schools". KTBS . Retrieved December 4, 2016.

External links

• Homer High School ^{[ usurped ]}
• Homer High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)