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Rosepine Elementary School in Vernon Parish welcomed most students in 2021-22 school year

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LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

Rosepine Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Vernon Parish schools, welcoming 733 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, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 84.2% of Rosepine Elementary School's total enrollment.

Among the 18 schools in the Vernon Parish, Leesville High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 723 students, while Pickering Elementary School welcomed 636 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Rosepine Elementary School is part of the Vernon Parish School District, which generally encompasses schools within Vernon Parish, with its main office in Leesville.

In the previous school year, Rosepine Elementary School still had the highest number of students among Vernon 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.

Enrollment in Vernon Parish Over the Years
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Enrollment Demographics in Vernon Parish Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School nameCityTotal School Enrollment
Rosepine Elementary SchoolRosepine733
Leesville High SchoolLeesville723
Pickering Elementary SchoolLeesville636
Rosepine High SchoolRosepine516
West Leesville Elementary SchoolLeesville511
Anacoco Elementary SchoolAnacoco488
Parkway Elementary SchoolLeesville487
Pitkin High SchoolPitkin391
Leesville Junior High SchoolLeesville389
Vernon Middle SchoolLeesville382
Pickering High SchoolLeesville368
Evans High SchoolEvans353
Hicks High SchoolLeesville353
Hornbeck High SchoolHornbeck343
North Polk Elementary SchoolLeesville340
Anacoco High SchoolAnacoco334
East Leesville Elementary SchoolLeesville310
Simpson High SchoolSimpson267