📍 12646 Burgess Avenue, Walker, Livingston Parish, 70785
Walker High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Walker, Livingston Parish. The school has 2,103 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Livingston Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 96.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walker High School enrolls 2,103 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 96.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 16% Black or African American and 7.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,536 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 336 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 160 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 17 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,182 of the school's 2,103 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,040 qualify for free lunch and 142 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Walker High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-50, state senate district 13, state house district 71.
Walker High School is one of 44 schools in Livingston Parish, based in Livingston, Louisiana. The district serves 26,499 students district-wide and employs 1,435 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,103 students, Walker High School is larger than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large