📍 22187 Hwy 20, Vacherie, St. James Parish, 70090
St. James High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Vacherie, St. James Parish. The school has 634 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. James Parish school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
St. James High School enrolls 634 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 23% White and 3.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 460 | 73% |
| White | 148 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
410 of the school's 634 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 356 qualify for free lunch and 54 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
St. James 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-20, state senate district 2, state house district 58.
St. James High School is one of 6 schools in St. James Parish, based in Lutcher, Louisiana. The district serves 3,194 students district-wide and employs 247 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 634 students, St. James High School is larger than the district average of about 532 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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