Montgomery High School

Montgomery High School, a micro-enrollment senior high in Montgomery, Louisiana, part of Grant Parish, works with 253 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 711 students per school, that is 64% smaller than typical.

Across the 8 schools in Grant Parish (2,871 students total), Montgomery High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Montgomery High School lists that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder looks like 15% Black, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Grant Parish as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at Montgomery High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Montgomery High School is in the bottom 10% of Louisiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.0%; Montgomery High School posts 18.3%, -17.7 points below that line.

Around the school, census data for Grant Parish shows median household income runs about $64,016, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Montgomery High School is one of 8 public schools in Grant Parish (combined enrollment of about 2,871 students).

Nearest neighbor: Verda Elementary School, around 7.5 miles off. On composite proficiency, Montgomery High School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 44.7%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Montgomery High School's enrollment has climbed 34% since 2018, when it stood at 189 (now 253). White enrollment moved from 84% to 77% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.