Covington High School

Covington High School is a sprawling four-year high school in Covington, Louisiana, one of the schools within St. Tammany Parish. The school teaches 1,600 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 711 students per school, that is 125% bigger than typical.

St. Tammany Parish runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 35,956 students. Covington High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Covington High School records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 19% Black, 11% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 110 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. Roughly 47% of students at Covington High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, census data for St. Tammany Parish shows median household income runs about $81,202, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Tammany Parish runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,212 students), of which Covington High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Louisiana Key Academy Northshore, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 1,522 students in 2018 compared to 1,600 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 75% to 68% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Covington High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.