Ouachita Parish
Public school district based in West Monroe, Louisiana. NCES district ID 2201200; state ID LA-037.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
36
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
17,435
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,178.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.8
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 573 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,295 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,374 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,337 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,252 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,301 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,285 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,338 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,351 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,295 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,397 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,279 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,125 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,233 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 1.4% | |
| Black or African American | 35.2% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.1% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 2.8% | |
| White | 55.5% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.6% | |
| Male | 51.4% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 1, Suburb 20, Rural 15.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Monroe High School West Monroe | 8–12 | Regular | 2,041 | 125.6 | 16.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Ouachita Parish High School Monroe | 8–12 | Regular | 1,112 | 73.0 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| West Ouachita High School West Monroe | 8–12 | Regular | 968 | 64.6 | 15 | Rural: Distant |
| Sterlington Elementary School Sterlington | PK–5 | Regular | 800 | 40.0 | 20 | Rural: Fringe |
| West Ridge Middle School West Monroe | 6–8 | Regular | 681 | 44.1 | 15.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Claiborne School West Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 643 | 40.1 | 16 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Good Hope Middle School West Monroe | 6–8 | Regular | 601 | 37.6 | 16 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Drew Elementary School West Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 537 | 32.5 | 16.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lakeshore School Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 532 | 33.2 | 16 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Sterlington High School Monroe | 9–12 | Regular | 513 | 36.2 | 14.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Woodlawn Elementary School West Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 508 | 33.1 | 15.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Jack Hayes Elementary School Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 501 | 32.9 | 15.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| East Ouachita Middle School Monroe | 6–8 | Regular | 498 | 34.4 | 14.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Kiroli Elementary School West Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 450 | 28.6 | 15.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Central Elementary School Calhoun | 3–5 | Regular | 430 | 21.9 | 19.6 | Rural: Distant |
| George Welch Elementary School West Monroe | K–5 | Regular | 429 | 24.4 | 17.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Calhoun Middle School Calhoun | 6–8 | Regular | 423 | 34.0 | 12.4 | Rural: Distant |
| Calhoun Elementary School Calhoun | PK–2 | Regular | 420 | 23.8 | 17.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Sterlington Middle School Sterlington | 6–8 | Regular | 418 | 29.0 | 14.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Riser Middle School West Monroe | 6–8 | Regular | 410 | 31.5 | 13 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Richwood High School Monroe | 8–12 | Regular | 400 | 42.4 | 9.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Robinson Elementary School Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 374 | 23.8 | 15.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Swartz Upper Elementary School Monroe | 3–5 | Regular | 350 | 19.9 | 17.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Richwood Junior High School Monroe | 6–8 | Regular | 347 | 31.5 | 11 | Rural: Fringe |
| Swartz Lower Elementary School Monroe | PK–2 | Regular | 325 | 26.0 | 12.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Riser Elementary School West Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 313 | 24.2 | 12.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Ouachita Junior High School Monroe | 6–8 | Regular | 312 | 30.3 | 10.3 | City: Small |
| Riverbend Elementary School West Monroe | 1–5 | Regular | 301 | 20.6 | 14.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Boley Elementary School West Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 279 | 20.4 | 13.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Lenwil Elementary School West Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 277 | 22.0 | 12.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Highland Elementary School West Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 263 | 17.1 | 15.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Woodlawn Middle School West Monroe | 6–8 | Regular | 249 | 19.7 | 12.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Shady Grove Elementary School Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 195 | 17.2 | 11.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Crosley Elementary School West Monroe | PK–K | Regular | 193 | 11.5 | 16.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Swayze Elementary School Monroe | PK–5 | Regular | 175 | 17.2 | 10.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School West Monroe | PK–8 | Regular | 167 | 14.5 | 11.6 | Rural: Distant |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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