LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education
LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education
Data showed that Vernon Parish welcomed 8,040 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 12.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.
Among the 18 schools in Vernon Parish, Leesville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 212 students.
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 compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.
School name | % of Black students enrollment | Enrollment of Black Students |
---|---|---|
East Leesville Elementary School | 36.5% | 115 |
Vernon Middle School | 30.8% | 124 |
West Leesville Elementary School | 30.4% | 152 |
Leesville High School | 28.4% | 212 |
Leesville Junior High School | 26.7% | 101 |
North Polk Elementary School | 19.9% | 61 |
Parkway Elementary School | 16.3% | 83 |
Pickering High School | 14.6% | 54 |
Pickering Elementary School | 12.2% | 76 |
Rosepine Elementary School | 3.8% | 30 |
Rosepine High School | 3.4% | 18 |
Anacoco High School | 0.6% | 2 |
Evans High School | 0.5% | 2 |
Simpson High School | 0.4% | 1 |
Anacoco Elementary School | 0.4% | 2 |
Hicks High School | 0.3% | 1 |
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