West Ouachita High School

West Ouachita High School is a mid-sized high school in West Monroe, Louisiana, one of the schools in Ouachita Parish. Its grade span covers grades 8 through 12, with 968 students on the rolls. Across high schools in Louisiana, the average enrollment is about 711.

Ouachita Parish operates 36 schools. Combined enrollment is 17,435 students.

Of every 100 students at West Ouachita High School, about 90 are White. It is also 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Ouachita Parish is roughly 56% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.

A staff of 64.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.0:1. Compared with the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Ouachita Parish, the average is 67%.

In the wider Ouachita Parish area, median household income comes to about $54,688, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ouachita Parish counts 59 public schools with about 25,952 students.

West Ouachita High School's closest public school neighbor is Central Elementary School, about 4.1 miles away. The ten-mile area around West Ouachita High School holds at least 8 other public schools.

Federal data place West Ouachita High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

From 1,112 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 968 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.6 to 15.0 over 4 years.

This page is set up for the West Ouachita High School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.