Centerville High School

As a cozy combined-grade school in Centerville, Louisiana, Centerville High School caters to 429 students from grades pre-K through 12, part of St. Mary Parish.

St. Mary Parish comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 7,153 students; Centerville High School is among them.

On demographics, Centerville High School records that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Centerville High School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. The state averages around 52.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at Centerville High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Centerville High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Mary Parish) records that median household earnings sit near $52,576, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Mary Parish's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,765 students), Centerville High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: W.P. Foster Elementary School, around 4.6 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Centerville High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 24.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Centerville High School has ticked down 25%, going from 570 students in 2018 to 429 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 61% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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