📍 18333 Hwy 182 West, Baldwin, St. Mary Parish, 70514
West St. Mary High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baldwin, St. Mary Parish. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Mary Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West St. Mary High School enrolls 342 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 15% White and 6.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 253 | 74% |
| White | 51 | 15% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
277 of the school's 342 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 277 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.
West St. Mary 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-30, state senate district 21, state house district 50.
West St. Mary High School is one of 21 schools in St. Mary Parish, based in Centerville, Louisiana. The district serves 7,153 students district-wide and employs 448 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 342 students, West St. Mary High School is close to the district average of about 341 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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