📍 1008 Seventh Street, Mamou, Evangeline Parish, 70554
Mamou High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mamou, Evangeline Parish. The school has 765 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Evangeline Parish school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mamou High School enrolls 765 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 40% Black or African American and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 400 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 309 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
496 of the school's 765 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 447 qualify for free lunch and 49 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mamou High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-40, state senate district 28, state house district 38.
Mamou High School is one of 11 schools in Evangeline Parish, based in Ville Platte, Louisiana. The district serves 5,326 students district-wide and employs 307 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 765 students, Mamou High School is larger than the district average of about 484 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant