Eleanor McMain Secondary School

Eleanor McMain Secondary School is one of the mid-tier secondary schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the schools within Eleanor McMain Secondary School, with 690 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 13.

Eleanor McMain Secondary School is the operating authority for Eleanor McMain Secondary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Eleanor McMain Secondary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%). Beyond that, the school lists 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Orleans Parish put median household income runs about $56,631, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Orleans Parish's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students), Eleanor McMain Secondary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is The Willow School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, Eleanor McMain Secondary School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Eleanor McMain Secondary School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 802 (now 690). Black enrollment moved from 96% to 92% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Eleanor McMain Secondary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.