📍 5901 Highway 165 S, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, 71202
Richwood High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Monroe, Ouachita Parish. The school has 506 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ouachita Parish school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richwood High School enrolls 506 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, 1.6% White and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 489 | 97% |
| White | 8 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
444 of the school's 506 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 398 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Richwood High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 17.
Richwood High School is one of 36 schools in Ouachita Parish, based in Monroe, Louisiana. The district serves 17,435 students district-wide and employs 1,042 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 506 students, Richwood High School is close to the district average of about 484 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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