Woodlawn High School

Woodlawn High School is a 9-12 campus of mid-tier scale in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Caddo Parish, enrolling 623 students in grades 9 through 12.

Woodlawn High School is one of 57 schools operated by Caddo Parish, a district that instructs 32,649 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Woodlawn High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). Beyond that, the school logs 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

On the income-and-resources front, Woodlawn High School logs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Woodlawn High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Caddo Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Caddo Parish) shows that median household income runs about $50,705, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Caddo Parish runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students), of which Woodlawn High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Linwood Public Charter School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Woodlawn High School operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodlawn High School has declined 26%, going from 837 students in 2018 to 623 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.