West St. Mary High School

West St. Mary High School is a tiny four-year high school in Baldwin, Louisiana, overseen by St. Mary Parish. The school works with 276 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 61% below the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 711 students.

West St. Mary High School is one of 21 schools operated by St. Mary Parish, a district that serves 7,153 students overall.

In terms of who attends, West St. Mary High School shows that 75% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder is composed of 16% White, 4% Native American, 2% multiracial. By comparison, St. Mary Parish as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, West St. Mary High School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting West St. Mary High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Mary Parish (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Mary Parish put median household earnings sit near $52,576, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. West St. Mary High School is one of 23 public schools in St. Mary Parish (combined enrollment of about 7,765 students).

Nearest neighbor: B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 352 students in 2018 compared to 276 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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