Central Louisiana News

In the 2022-23 school year, 50.1% of students enrolled in Natchitoches Parish schools were female, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 5,428 students in the halls of Natchitoches Parish schools, comprising 2,709 male students (49.9%) and 2,719 female pupils (50.1%).

During the previous school year, Natchitoches Parish’s student body consisted of 50.7% male and 49.3% 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
East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School	53.2%	46.8%	329
Fairview-Alpha Elementary & Junior High School	53.7%	46.3%	259
Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School	45.6%	54.4%	136
L. P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle School	53.4%	46.6%	640
Lakeview Jr./Senior High School	53.6%	46.4%	306
Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts	33.3%	66.7%	270
M. R. Weaver Elementary School	49.1%	50.9%	346
Marthaville Elementary & Junior High School	48.6%	51.4%	214
N.S.U. Elementary Lab School	47.6%	52.4%	292
N.S.U. Middle Lab School	49.1%	50.9%	171
Natchitoches Central High School	48.8%	51.2%	1,165
Natchitoches Junior High School	52.1%	47.9%	307
Natchitoches Magnet School	50%	50%	400
Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center	60%	40%	155
Provencal Elementary & Junior High School	49.5%	50.5%	438