Amite High Magnet

Set in Amite, Louisiana, Amite High Magnet is a modestly sized high school, run under Tangipahoa Parish. It works with 347 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 711 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

Within Tangipahoa Parish, which oversees 32 schools and 19,077 students, Amite High Magnet is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Amite High Magnet reports that nearly all students (82%) are Black. The remainder comes out to 8% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Amite High Magnet tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at Amite High Magnet qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Tangipahoa Parish (around 73%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Tangipahoa Parish put median household earnings sit near $56,760, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tangipahoa Parish runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,077 students), of which Amite High Magnet is one.

Amite Elementary Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 411 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 18% to 8%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.