East Jefferson High School

East Jefferson High School is one of the big 9-12 campuss in Metairie, Louisiana, one of the schools within Jefferson Parish, with 1,381 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 711 students per school, that is 94% larger than typical.

East Jefferson High School is one of 74 schools operated by Jefferson Parish, a district that hosts 46,790 students overall.

In terms of who attends, East Jefferson High School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 24% Black, 15% White. By comparison, Jefferson Parish as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Jefferson Parish) logs that the typical household earns roughly $65,252 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson Parish's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), East Jefferson High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bridgedale Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

East Jefferson High School operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 15%: 1,203 students in 2018 compared to 1,381 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 31% to 57% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for East Jefferson High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.