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Assumption High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Assumption High School
As an average-sized senior high in Napoleonville, Louisiana, Assumption High School enrolls 742 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Assumption Parish.
Assumption Parish runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,701 students. Assumption High School is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Assumption High School records that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 38% Black, 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.
Looking at school resources, Assumption High School logs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Assumption Parish (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Assumption Parish) records that the typical household earns roughly $51,423 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Assumption Parish runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,701 students), of which Assumption High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Napoleonville Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 27%: 1,021 students in 2018 compared to 742 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Assumption Parish at a glance
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