Gibsland-Coleman High School | |
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501 South Tenth Street , , 71028 United States | |
Coordinates | 32°32â˛15âłN 93°03â˛43âłW / 32.5374°N 93.0619°W |
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Type | Public high school |
School district | Bienville Parish School Board |
Principal | Christopher E. Jackson |
Staff | 16.00 (FTE) [1] |
Enrollment | 166 [1] (2021-22) |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.38 [1] |
Color(s) | Purple and gold |
Mascot | Bulldog |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Website | [1] |
GibslandâColeman High School, also known as Gibsland-Coleman Complex, is a K-12 public school in Gibsland, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of the Bienville Parish School Board. [2] It previously was named "Gibsland Colored High School", and Coleman High School.
The GibslandâColeman High School receives Title 1 funding. [2] In 2020â2021, the school had a 90% minority enrollment, and is primary African American students. [3]
GibslandâColeman High School athletics competes in the LHSAA. Nearby public schools include Arcadia High School, Ringgold High School, and Castor High School. [3]
The site of the Gibsland-Coleman Complex is the same location as Coleman College, an African American segregated secondary school and the first African American institution for higher learning in North Louisiana. [4] In 1937, Coleman College closed due to the Great Depression and the campus was sold to the Bienville School District. [4]
It was re-opened as "Gibsland Colored High School", a segregated African American public secondary school (and was later known as Coleman High School). [4] John Sherman Campbell (1897â1976), a noted educator, wildlife manager, conservationist, served as the principal from 1935 to 1938. [5]
In 1970, the school was renamed GibslandâColeman High School, after full integration with the segregated all-white Gibsland High School.[ citation needed]
On February 7, 2014, a large marker was unveiled at the GibslandâColeman School Complex dedicated to Coleman College.