Peabody Magnet High School

Peabody Magnet High School, a big secondary school in Alexandria, Louisiana, run under Rapides Parish, instructs 1,071 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 51% above the state mean of about 711.

Across the 43 schools in Rapides Parish (21,340 students total), Peabody Magnet High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Peabody Magnet High School lists that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest is composed of 3% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Peabody Magnet High School records 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Peabody Magnet High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Rapides Parish runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Rapides Parish shows median household income runs about $54,967, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Peabody Magnet High School is one of 51 public schools in Rapides Parish (combined enrollment of about 21,481 students).

Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 64%: 653 students in 2018 compared to 1,071 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.