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St. Amant High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About St. Amant High School
As an expansive 9-12 campus in St. Amant, Louisiana, St. Amant High School works with 1,847 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Ascension Parish. Enrollment runs roughly 160% above the state mean of about 711.
Within Ascension Parish, which oversees 32 schools and 23,743 students, St. Amant High School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, St. Amant High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Black, 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 127 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
In the surrounding community, census data for Ascension Parish shows median household earnings sit near $91,549, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Ascension Parish runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,743 students), of which St. Amant High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: St. Amant Middle School, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around St. Amant High School.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Looking at the recent track record. St. Amant High School's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 2,038 (now 1,847). Over the same period, the White share fell from 77% to 70%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Ascension Parish at a glance
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