Concordia Education Center

Concordia Education Center is one of the one-room-style K-12 campuss in Ferriday, Louisiana, overseen by Concordia Parish, with 26 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 12. That puts it 95% leaner than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 527 students.

Across the 10 schools in Concordia Parish (2,911 students total), Concordia Education Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Concordia Education Center shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 42% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Concordia Education Center lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 52.1:1, putting Concordia Education Center tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, census data for Concordia Parish shows median household income runs about $39,943, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 25%. In all, Concordia Parish runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,396 students), of which Concordia Education Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ferriday Upper Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Concordia Education Center.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 13%: 23 students in 2018 compared to 26 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 26% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 7.7:1 in 2018 to 4.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.