Bastrop High School (Louisiana)

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Bastrop High School is a public high school in Bastrop, Louisiana. It is part of the Morehouse Parish School Board. The principal is Roy Higgins. The school has about 879 students (2023-2024) with 64.15 full-time staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.70. School colors are blue and white, the mascot is the Rams, and the yearbook is named Ram. The address is 402 Highland Avenue, Bastrop, LA 71220.

Notable events:
- In 2006, Bastrop High had an undefeated football season, but the Louisiana High School Athletic Association stripped the team’s title because players from Port Sulphur, displaced by Hurricane Katrina, were improperly contacted and transported.
- In 2011, a disagreement over prayer at graduation drew attention. Senior Damon Fowler objected to prayer, and the ACLU asked the school not to include a prayer. During the graduation events, a rehearsal prayer by Sarah Barlow mentioned Jesus, and at the ceremony, Laci Rae Mattice led the Lord’s Prayer before a moment of silence. The school said Mattice was told not to include a prayer, and Fowler said his objections led to social ostracism.