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Loranger High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Loranger High School
Loranger High School is a senior high of average-sized scale in Loranger, Louisiana, operated by Tangipahoa Parish, instructing 616 students in grades 9 through 12.
Tangipahoa Parish runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 19,077 students. Loranger High School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Loranger High School logs that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school shows 32% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
On the resource side, On paper, Loranger High School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Loranger High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tangipahoa Parish runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tangipahoa Parish) shows that median household income runs about $56,760, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Loranger High School is one of 33 public schools in Tangipahoa Parish (combined enrollment of about 19,077 students).
Nearest neighbor: Loranger Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Loranger High School has fell 6%, going from 653 students in 2018 to 616 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Loranger High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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