Sam Houston High School

As a high-enrollment four-year high school in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Sam Houston High School hosts 1,141 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Calcasieu Parish. Enrollment runs roughly 60% bigger than the state mean of about 711.

Sam Houston High School is one of 56 schools operated by Calcasieu Parish, a district that serves 27,851 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Sam Houston High School records that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Black, 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Sam Houston High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Calcasieu Parish runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Calcasieu Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $67,564 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sam Houston High School is one of 61 public schools in Calcasieu Parish (combined enrollment of about 30,278 students).

The closest other public school is Moss Bluff Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 1,244 students in 2018 compared to 1,141 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 84% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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