West Monroe High School

West Monroe High School is a 9-12 campus of high-enrollment scale in West Monroe, Louisiana, one of the schools within Ouachita Parish, hosting 2,041 students in grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 711 students per school, that is 187% bigger than typical.

West Monroe High School is one of 36 schools operated by Ouachita Parish, a district that caters to 17,435 students overall.

Demographically, West Monroe High School shows that White students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder comes out to 23% Black, 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, West Monroe High School has 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting West Monroe High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ouachita Parish runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Ouachita Parish put the typical household earns roughly $54,688 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Ouachita Parish's 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students), West Monroe High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Boley Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Monroe High School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Monroe High School has decreased 7%, going from 2,184 students in 2018 to 2,041 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 72% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for West Monroe High School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.