Central Rayne Kindergarten School

Central Rayne Kindergarten School is a micro-enrollment primary school in Rayne, Louisiana, one of the schools within Acadia Parish. The school works with 173 students in grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 62% leaner than the state mean of about 453.

Acadia Parish comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 9,043 students; Central Rayne Kindergarten School is among them.

On demographics, Central Rayne Kindergarten School logs that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 38% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Central Rayne Kindergarten School records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Acadia Parish's rate of about 67%.

In the surrounding community, Acadia Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $45,562 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Acadia Parish runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,043 students), of which Central Rayne Kindergarten School is one.

The closest other public school is Rayne High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Central Rayne Kindergarten School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Rayne Kindergarten School has contracted 22%, going from 221 students in 2018 to 173 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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