Denham Springs High School

Denham Springs High School, a sizable senior high in Denham Springs, Louisiana, part of Livingston Parish, teaches 2,385 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 235% larger than the state mean of about 711.

Livingston Parish runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 27,209 students. Denham Springs High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Denham Springs High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 19% Black. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 133 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 18.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, Livingston Parish reports that median household income runs about $80,122, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Denham Springs High School is one of 44 public schools in Livingston Parish (combined enrollment of about 27,209 students).

Nearest neighbor: Denham Springs Freshman High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Denham Springs High School.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 51%: 1,576 students in 2018 compared to 2,385 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 81% to 58%. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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