Amite High Magnet

Amite High Magnet is a public high school in Amite, Louisiana. In all, 347 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 51% below the average of about 711 students for high schools in Louisiana.

Within Tangipahoa Parish, Amite High Magnet is one of 32 schools. The district enrolls 19,077 students.

At Amite High Magnet, 82% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 8% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Tangipahoa Parish is roughly 29% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Amite High Magnet scores 31%.

The school has 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.8 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Louisiana is 18.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Tangipahoa Parish, the average is 73%.

American Community Survey estimates for Tangipahoa Parish show that the median household earns about $56,760 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Across Tangipahoa Parish, 33 public schools serve about 19,077 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Amite Elementary Magnet School, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 3.

Federal data place Amite High Magnet in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school's enrollment decreased 20% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.8:1, from 17.3:1.

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