Ellender Memorial High School

Ellender Memorial High School is a public high school in Houma, Louisiana. Federal data show 819 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.

The 30 schools of Terrebonne Parish, including Ellender Memorial High School, enroll 15,168 students.

At Ellender Memorial High School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 31%. Smaller groups are 29% Black, 19% White, 10% multiracial, and 10% Native American. County-wide, 7% of Terrebonne Parish residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Ellender Memorial High School are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. The school has 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.2:1 compares with an average of 18.0:1 for high schools in Louisiana. Federal data show 81% of students (665) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

In Terrebonne Parish, where the school is located, the median household earns about $64,836 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Ellender Memorial High School, Terrebonne Parish has 32 public schools.

Measured in a straight line, Oaklawn Middle School is about 0.8 miles from Ellender Memorial High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

In 2020-21, Ellender Memorial High School enrolled 954 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 819. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 19.9:1 in 2020-21 to 16.2:1 in 2024-25.

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