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Welsh High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

306 East Bourgeois Street, Welsh, LA 70591 · (337) 734-2361 · Part of Jefferson Davis Parish School District

Welsh’s School Grade A better than 85% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
263
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Welsh High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 17.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

306 East Bourgeois Street, Welsh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 967
Grade 1072
Grade 1156
Grade 1268
Enrollment over time
318’20
285’21
280’22
274’23
263’24

Down 17.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Black 15%Two or more races 12%Hispanic <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Welsh High School from Welsh families.

Other schools in Jefferson Davis Parish School District

The district →
Jennings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Jennings
C+
976 students15:1
Lacassine High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Lacassine
A−
587 students15:1
Hathaway High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Jennings
B
566 students15:1
Welsh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Welsh
A−
499 students17:1
Lake Arthur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lake Arthur
B+
441 students16:1
Elton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elton
B+
221 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Welsh’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.