Browning Elementary School

Browning Elementary School operates as a tight-knit K-5 school in Springhill, Louisiana, part of Webster Parish. Current enrollment sits at 252 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 44% below the state mean of about 453.

Webster Parish runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 4,967 students. Browning Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Browning Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder comes out to 24% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Browning Elementary School logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Browning Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Webster Parish's rate of about 73%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Webster Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $41,182 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Webster Parish's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,967 students), Browning Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North Webster High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Browning Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Browning Elementary School has contracted 27%, going from 344 students in 2018 to 252 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.