Beau Chene High School

Beau Chene High School is one of the average-sized senior highs in Arnaudville, Louisiana, run under St. Landry Parish, with 767 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

St. Landry Parish runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 10,982 students. Beau Chene High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Beau Chene High School records that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 41% Black, 9% Hispanic. Compared to St. Landry Parish overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Beau Chene High School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Beau Chene High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of St. Landry Parish's rate of about 80%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for St. Landry Parish put median household earnings sit near $44,462, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 22%. Across St. Landry Parish's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,731 students), Beau Chene High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Grand Coteau Elementary School, around 2.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Beau Chene High School.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 846 students in 2018 compared to 767 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 58% to 49%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Beau Chene High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.