Donaldsonville High School

Donaldsonville High School operates as a close-knit secondary school in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, part of Ascension Parish. Current enrollment sits at 396 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 44% below the state mean of about 711.

Across the 32 schools in Ascension Parish (23,743 students total), Donaldsonville High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Donaldsonville High School lists that nearly all students (92%) are Black. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Ascension Parish's rate of about 52%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Ascension Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $91,549, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ascension Parish's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,743 students), Donaldsonville High School is one campus in the mix.

Lowery Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Donaldsonville High School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 455 students in 2018 compared to 396 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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