Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School

Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School is one of the expansive 9-12 campuss in Kenner, Louisiana, overseen by Jefferson Parish, with 2,376 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 711 students per school, that is 234% bigger than typical.

Within Jefferson Parish, which oversees 74 schools and 46,790 students, Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Black, 9% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School has 121 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Jefferson Parish's rate of about 68%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jefferson Parish indicate median household income runs about $65,252, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Jefferson Parish runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), of which Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tom Benson School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 74%: 1,366 students in 2018 compared to 2,376 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 43% to 65% across the same window.

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