Total enrollment
301
-222 (-42%) vs SY 2017-18
Tensas Parish
Louisiana · Public K-12
Tensas Parish runs 2 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with an average school size of about 151 students.
7-year change in Tensas Parish
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
-1 (-33%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
9%
was 11%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
86%
was 87%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Schools
2
Public K-12
Enrollment
301
NCES CCD
Median income
·
ACS 5-year
Free/reduced lunch
·
Enrollment-weighted
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tensas Elementary School | St. Joseph | Elementary | PK-05 | 154 | · |
| Tensas High School | St. Joseph | High | 06-12 | 147 | · |
Cities in Tensas Parish
About Tensas Parish
Tensas Parish is a moderately sized Louisiana county, home to 2 public schools and roughly 301 students.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 42%: 523 students in SY 2017-18 versus 301 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 3 to 2 across the same 7-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Tensas Parish discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data