Lutcher High School

Lutcher High School is a senior high of middle-of-the-pack scale in Lutcher, Louisiana, overseen by St. James Parish, hosting 908 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 28% bigger than the state mean of about 711.

St. James Parish runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,194 students. Lutcher High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lutcher High School records that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 45% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Lutcher High School lists 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. About 50% 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, St. James Parish runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lutcher High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 39.0%, a residual of -9.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for St. James Parish shows median household earnings sit near $65,531, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Lutcher High School is one of 6 public schools in St. James Parish (combined enrollment of about 3,194 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gramercy Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Lutcher High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lutcher High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 25.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lutcher High School's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,023 (now 908). Black enrollment moved from 50% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Lutcher High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.