Northwest High School

Northwest High School is a low-enrollment secondary school in Opelousas, Louisiana, run under St. Landry Parish. The school educates 575 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 32 schools in St. Landry Parish (10,982 students total), Northwest High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northwest High School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 40% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for St. Landry Parish shows median household income runs about $44,462, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northwest High School is one of 37 public schools in St. Landry Parish (combined enrollment of about 11,731 students).

Nearest neighbor: Plaisance Middle School, around 4.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Northwest High School.

Northwest High School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 610 students in 2018 compared to 575 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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