Richwood High School

Located at 5901 Highway 165 S, in Monroe, Louisiana, Richwood High School is a compact senior high that enrolls 400 students (grades 8 through 12), one of the schools within Ouachita Parish. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 711 students each, so Richwood High School sits 44% smaller than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, Richwood High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (97%). That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Richwood High School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Ouachita Parish's rate of about 67%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Ouachita Parish indicate median household income runs about $54,688, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ouachita Parish's 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students), Richwood High School is one campus in the mix.

Richwood Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Richwood High School's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 400). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.