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H. L. Bourgeois High School
#1 Reservation Court, Gray, LA, 70359-9730 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms H. L. Bourgeois High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 10 - 12
Parish Terrebonne Parish, LA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1057 students
% Male / % Female 47%  /  53%
Total Classroom Teachers 61 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 10 - 357 students
Grade 11 - 393 students
Grade 12 - 307 students
This School ( LA ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( LA ) School Average
% American Indian 2% n/a
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 2% 2%
% Black 30% 50%
% White 66% 44%
Additional Student Information
This School ( LA ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 45% 62%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 1% n/a
School Performance:
( LA ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Terrebonne Parish School District
This School's Agency ( LA ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 41 10
Number of Students Managed 21,108 students 5,371 students
District Total Revenue $139,946,000 $46,945,000
District Expenditure $133,557,000 $47,498,000
District Revenue / Student $6,630 $8,740
District Expenditure / Student $6,327 $8,843
District Graduation Rates 70% 80%
School Notes:
  • H. L. Bourgeois High School (commonly called H.L. or HLB), is a public high school in Gray, Louisiana. It is named after Henry Louis Bourgeois, an educator who served as superintendent of the Terrebonne Parish Public School System in the early 1900s.
  • HLB opened its doors on December 3, 1973, after a decision had been made to build a new high school in the northern part of Terrebonne Parish. Prior to that, Terrebonne High School (built in 1908) had served the northern part of the parish, and South Terrebonne High School (built in 1961) served the southern part. An influx in the population caused Terrebonne High to become overcrowded, and the new school had to be built.
  • The school's colors are blue and grey. The mascot is the American Indian brave, and this influences lots of things on campus: the fight song is modeled after an instrumental song named "Cherokee," and the campus itself is frequently called "The Reservation." The marching band is known as "The Marching Sensation from the Brave Reservation," while the dance team is "The Raindancers." The two main publications, the yearbook and monthly newspaper, are known as the Calumet and Smoke Signals, respectively.
  • Students of the school live in Gray, as well as the neighboring communities of Schriever and Gibson. A large percentage of the student body, though, live in Houma, Louisiana, fueling HLB's long-standing rivalry with Terrebonne High. The total count of students fluctuates between school years, but generally stays between 1000 and 1500.
  • The majority of students start attending the school in their sophomore year. The freshman year is completed at Evergreen Junior High School, along with grades seven and eight. Most of the "braves" attended the following feeder schools: Broadmoor Elementary, Caldwell Middle, Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary, Gibson Elementary, Greenwood Middle, Oakshire Elementary and Schriever Elementary.
  • The 2005-2006 football team was declared district champions of the 6-5A district, defeating all of the other teams in the district (excluding Ellender Memorial High School; the HLB/EMHS game was cancelled due to Hurricane Rita). The current school performance score is 91.7, an impressive increase over last year's 76.5.
  • Famous alumni: Jill Allemand (1989).
  • Doug "Smooth" Bourgeois (1989).
  • Chris Abadie (1989).
  • Mark Boudreaux (1989).
  • Craig Rogers (1990).
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (70359)
School Zip (70359) (LA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 6,236 people 4,372,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 12% 16%
Population Average Age 29 years old 34.0 years old
Average Household size 3.0 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $31,167 $31,856
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.2 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 29 years old 40 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 78% / 22% 64% / 36%
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2. Thibodaux High School - 1549 students - view location
3. Ellender Memorial High School - 1068 students - view location
4. Genesis-alternative High School - 155 students - view location
5. Terrebonne Parish Alternative School - 23 students - view location
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