📍 300 Sherrouse Avenue, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, 71203
Sherrouse School is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Monroe, Ouachita Parish. The school has 249 pupils enrolled. It is part of the City of Monroe School District school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 38.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 10%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sherrouse School enrolls 249 students across grades K–12. The student body is 71% male and 29% female. A teaching staff of 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 38.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 6.8% White and 1.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 224 | 90% |
| White | 17 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
195 of the school's 249 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 195 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sherrouse School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 34, state house district 16.
Sherrouse School is one of 19 schools in City of Monroe School District, based in Monroe, Louisiana. The district serves 8,033 students district-wide and employs 530 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 249 students, Sherrouse School is smaller than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small