Live Oak High School

Live Oak High School is one of the sizable senior highs in Watson, Louisiana, part of Livingston Parish, with 1,392 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 711 students each, so Live Oak High School sits 96% bigger than that benchmark.

Livingston Parish runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 27,209 students. Live Oak High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Live Oak High School records that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 9% Black, 7% Hispanic. Compared to Livingston Parish overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Live Oak High School has 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 60% of students at Live Oak High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Livingston Parish (around 73%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Livingston Parish) shows that median household income runs about $80,122, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Live Oak High School is one of 44 public schools in Livingston Parish (combined enrollment of about 27,209 students).

Nearest neighbor: North Live Oak Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Live Oak High School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 9%: 1,273 students in 2018 compared to 1,392 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 93% to 81% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.