Walker High School

Walker High School is a roomy secondary school in Walker, Louisiana, operated by Livingston Parish. The school enrolls 2,006 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 182% above the state mean of about 711.

Livingston Parish comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 27,209 students; Walker High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Walker High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Black, 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, Walker High School records 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Walker High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Livingston Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $80,122, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Livingston Parish runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,209 students), of which Walker High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Westside Junior High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Walker High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Walker High School's enrollment has grew 67% since 2018, when it stood at 1,201 (now 2,006). Over the same period, the White share declined from 85% to 65%. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Walker High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.