Erath High School

Erath High School is one of the public schools in Erath, Louisiana. It is a small high school. Enrollment stands at 557 students, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 22% fewer students than the average for high schools in Louisiana (about 711).

Vermilion Parish has 20 schools; together they serve 8,433 students.

Roughly 83% of students at Erath High School are White. The remaining students are 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Erath High School scores 30%.

For every teacher at Erath High School, there are about 20.5 students; the school has 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Louisiana is 18.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 239 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 43% of enrollment. It compares with 56% for public schools in Vermilion Parish.

American Community Survey estimates for Vermilion Parish show that median household income comes to about $55,707, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vermilion Parish counts 24 public schools with about 10,278 students.

Erath Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 7.

NCES assigns Erath High School the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 557, compared with 533 in 2020-21.

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