📍 1014 Judson Walsh Drive, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, 70570
Opelousas Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish. The school has 840 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Landry Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Opelousas Senior High School enrolls 840 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 7.1% White and 2.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 741 | 88% |
| White | 60 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
650 of the school's 840 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 650 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.
Opelousas Senior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-60, state senate district 24, state house district 39.
Opelousas Senior High School is one of 35 schools in St. Landry Parish, based in Opelousas, Louisiana. The district serves 10,982 students district-wide and employs 753 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 840 students, Opelousas Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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