Welsh High School

Welsh High School is a high school with a street address in Welsh, Louisiana. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 263 students. High schools in Louisiana have about 711 students on average; enrollment here is 63% lower.

Welsh High School is one of the 12 schools that make up Jefferson Davis Parish (5,210 students in total).

The share of White students at Welsh High School is 72%, a majority. After that, the student body is 15% Black and 12% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.

For every teacher at Welsh High School, there are about 13.5 students; the school has 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Louisiana, 18.0:1, is higher. There are 143 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 54% of enrollment.

Jefferson Davis Parish is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $57,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish number 12, with about 5,210 students.

Welsh High School's closest public school neighbor is Welsh Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Welsh High School holds 2 other public schools.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.

From 318 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 263 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.5 students per teacher, compared with 16.7 in 2020-21.

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