Morgan City High School

Located at 2400 Tiger Drive, in Morgan City, Louisiana, Morgan City High School is a reasonably sized secondary school that enrolls 650 students (grades 9 through 12), part of St. Mary Parish.

Across the 21 schools in St. Mary Parish (7,153 students total), Morgan City High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Morgan City High School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 34% White, 21% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Morgan City High School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Morgan City High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against St. Mary Parish (around 75%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Around the school, census data for St. Mary Parish shows median household income runs about $52,576, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Morgan City High School is one of 23 public schools in St. Mary Parish (combined enrollment of about 7,765 students).

M.E. Norman Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 757 students in 2018 compared to 650 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 21% to 38%.

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