Grand Lake High School

As a cozy senior high in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Grand Lake High School enrolls 322 students from grades 7 through 12, run under Cameron Parish. That puts it 55% smaller than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 711 students.

Cameron Parish runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,120 students. Grand Lake High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grand Lake High School reports that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Grand Lake High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.5%; this one delivers 51.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cameron Parish shows median household earnings sit near $75,278, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Grand Lake High School is one of 5 public schools in Cameron Parish (combined enrollment of about 1,120 students).

Grand Lake Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grand Lake High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grand Lake High School has fell 59%, going from 776 students in 2018 to 322 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.