Ouachita Parish High School

Located at 681 Highway 594, in Monroe, Louisiana, Ouachita Parish High School is a sprawling four-year high school that enrolls 1,112 students (grades 8 through 12), run under Ouachita Parish. Enrollment runs roughly 56% above the state mean of about 711.

Ouachita Parish runs 36 schools in total, collectively educating 17,435 students. Ouachita Parish High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ouachita Parish High School reports that Black students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school shows 22% White, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Ouachita Parish High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, Ouachita Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,688 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Ouachita Parish's 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students), Ouachita Parish High School is one campus in the mix.

Lakeshore School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Ouachita Parish High School.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ouachita Parish High School has decreased 6%, going from 1,178 students in 2018 to 1,112 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.