Central Louisiana News

In the 2022-23 school year, 52.2% of students enrolled in Avoyelles Parish schools were male, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 5,835 students in the halls of Avoyelles Parish schools, comprising 3,046 male students (52.2%) and 2,789 female pupils (47.8%).

During the previous school year, Avoyelles Parish’s student body consisted of 52.4% male and 47.6% female.

Across the state, 51.1% of students were male and 48.9% were female.

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. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

School name	Male %	Female %	Total Students Enrolled
Avoyelles High School	50.3%	49.7%	497
Avoyelles Public Charter School	48.5%	51.5%	701
Bunkie Elementary School	51.8%	48.2%	334
Bunkie Magnet High School	53.2%	46.8%	662
Central Southwest Alternative High School	100%	0%	70
Cottonport Elementary School	53.1%	46.9%	307
La School for Ag Science	55.5%	44.5%	380
Lafargue Elementary School	55.2%	44.8%	553
Marksville Elementary School	50.4%	49.6%	698
Marksville High School	51.2%	48.8%	639
Plaucheville Elementary School	50%	50%	586
Raymond Laborde Correctional Center	100%	0%	3
Red River Charter Academy	54.5%	45.5%	176
Riverside Elementary School	49.3%	50.7%	229