Chalmette High School

Students in Chalmette, Louisiana, attend Chalmette High School, a large high school. The school reports 2,193 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Louisiana is about 711 students.

St. Bernard Parish oversees Chalmette High School and 11 other schools, with 7,592 students in total.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Chalmette High School. The largest is White students, at 43%. The remaining students are 31% Black, 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show St. Bernard Parish is about 58% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

A ratio of 14.8:1 comes from the school's 148.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 59% in 2024-25.

St. Bernard Parish census figures show that the median household income is $58,651, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. St. Bernard Parish is home to 12 public schools and about 7,592 public school students.

The closest other public school is Lacoste Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment is up 5% from 2020-21, when Chalmette High School had 2,081 students, to 2024-25, when it had 2,193. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.8:1 to 14.8:1.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Chalmette High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.