Total enrollment
3,853
-288 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Allen Parish
Louisiana · 3,853 students · 6 cities
11 public schools operate under Allen Parish, with roughly 3,853 K-12 students enrolled (3 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Allen Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Allen Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #19 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,853 | #39 of 69 | #2,524 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #31 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #11 of 69 | #798 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 67.8% | #41 of 69 | #2,113 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #54 of 65 | #3,577 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Allen Parish
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Fairview High School at 48.0% proficient to Oberlin High School at 22.5%, a gap of 25.5 points. That is the 41st widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 4,316 to 3,853 students (down 11%) and from 299 to 360 full-time teachers (up 20%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinder Elementary School | Kinder | Elementary | PK-04 | 524 |
| Oakdale Elementary School | Oakdale | Elementary | PK-04 | 516 |
| Kinder High School | Kinder | High | 08-12 | 388 |
| Fairview High School | Grant | Combined | PK-12 | 387 |
| Oakdale Middle School | Oakdale | Middle | 05-08 | 340 |
| Elizabeth High School | Elizabeth | Combined | PK-12 | 337 |
| Kinder Middle School | Kinder | Middle | 05-08 | 333 |
| Oakdale High School | Oakdale | High | 08-12 | 299 |
| Reeves High School | Reeves | Combined | PK-12 | 287 |
| Oberlin Elementary School | Oberlin | Elementary | PK-06 | 262 |
| Oberlin High School | Oberlin | High | 07-12 | 180 |
About Allen Parish
As a sparse district in Louisiana, Allen Parish hosts 3,853 students across 11 schools.
On the school-mix side, Allen Parish is made up of 3 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Allen Parish runs about 350 students per school, 31% lower than the state mean of roughly 509.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Allen Parish has fell 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,141 students to 3,853.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Allen Parish discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.