Bunkie Magnet High School

Bunkie Magnet High School, an average-sized secondary school in Bunkie, Louisiana, one of the schools within Avoyelles Parish, works with 669 students, covering grades 7 through 12.

Across the 10 schools in Avoyelles Parish (4,794 students total), Bunkie Magnet High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Bunkie Magnet High School shows that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 46% White, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the income-and-resources front, Bunkie Magnet High School lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Bunkie Magnet High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Avoyelles Parish's rate of about 73%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bunkie Magnet High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.3%.

In the surrounding community, Avoyelles Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $39,325 per year, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Avoyelles Parish's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,726 students), Bunkie Magnet High School is one campus in the mix.

Bunkie Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Bunkie Magnet High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bunkie Magnet High School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 28.3%.

Bunkie Magnet High School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 21%: 551 students in 2018 compared to 669 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 61% to 47% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Bunkie Magnet High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.