Dr. Ernise S. Singleton Assistant Superintendent of Career & College Readiness at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn
Dr. Ernise S. Singleton Assistant Superintendent of Career & College Readiness at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 68.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 12.8% Black students, 9.3% Hispanic students and 0.9% Asian students.
Rosepine Elementary School had the highest enrolment among Vernon Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 847 students.
According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-2023 | Total enrollment in 2023-2024 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosepine Elementary School | 789 | 847 | 7.4% |
| Leesville High School | 746 | 754 | 1.1% |
| Pickering Elementary School | 621 | 538 | -13.4% |
| Rosepine High School | 522 | 541 | 3.6% |
| Parkway Elementary School | 509 | 531 | 4.3% |
| West Leesville Elementary School | 500 | 512 | 2.4% |
| Anacoco Elementary School | 486 | 507 | 4.3% |
| Vernon Middle School | 403 | 373 | -7.4% |
| Pitkin High School | 401 | 418 | 4.2% |
| Evans High School | 383 | 370 | -3.4% |
| Hornbeck High School | 379 | 369 | -2.6% |
| Leesville Junior High School | 378 | 424 | 12.2% |
| Pickering High School | 369 | 395 | 7% |
| Hicks High School | 353 | 357 | 1.1% |
| Anacoco High School | 322 | 293 | -9% |
| East Leesville Elementary School | 315 | 311 | -1.3% |
| North Polk Elementary School | 307 | 331 | 7.8% |
| Simpson High School | 257 | 239 | -7% |
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