Central Louisiana News

Bunkie Magnet High School had the highest enrollment among Avoyelles Parish schools, welcoming 696 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 54.3% of them were boys, and 45.7% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Bunkie Magnet High School students was Black, with 49.3% of students identifying as Black.

Among the 14 schools in the Avoyelles Parish, Avoyelles Public Charter School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 694 students, while Marksville Elementary School welcomed 672 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Bunkie Magnet High School is part of the Avoyelles Parish School District, which generally encompasses schools within Avoyelles Parish, with its main office in Marksville.

In the previous school year, Bunkie Magnet High School had the highest number of students among Avoyelles Parish schools.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Bunkie Magnet High School	Bunkie	696
Avoyelles Public Charter School	Mansura	694
Marksville Elementary School	Marksville	672
Marksville High School	Marksville	628
Lafargue Elementary School	Effie	626
Plaucheville Elementary School	Plaucheville	593
Avoyelles High School	Moreauville	515
La School for Ag Science	Bunkie	392
Bunkie Elementary School	Bunkie	332
Cottonport Elementary School	Cottonport	332
Riverside Elementary School	Simmesport	245
Red River Charter Academy	Mansura	168
Central Southwest Alternative High School	Bunkie	66
Raymond Laborde Correctional Center	Cottonport	4