Mt. Hermon School

As a small all-grades campus in Mt. Hermon, Louisiana, Mt. Hermon School enrolls 373 students from grades pre-K through 12, overseen by Washington Parish. That puts it 29% leaner than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 527 students.

Mt. Hermon School is one of 10 schools operated by Washington Parish, a district that enrolls 4,523 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Mt. Hermon School records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 21% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Mt. Hermon School shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average. Roughly 72% of students at Mt. Hermon School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mt. Hermon School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 32.7%; this one comes in at 18.0%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, Washington Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $45,380, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Washington Parish's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,326 students), Mt. Hermon School is one campus in the mix.

Spring Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.6 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt. Hermon School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 29.1%.

Mt. Hermon School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mt. Hermon School's enrollment has decreased 26% since 2018, when it stood at 503 (now 373). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 25% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.