Total enrollment
898
-190 (-17%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Catahoula Parish
Louisiana · 898 students · 3 cities
Catahoula Parish's public-school footprint covers 5 schools with combined enrollment of about 898 students, averaging 180 per school.
4-year change in Catahoula Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Catahoula Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #39 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 898 | #67 of 69 | #7,339 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #54 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #9 of 69 | #733 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 84.3% | #11 of 69 | #980 of 8,164 |
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 Catahoula Parish
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Harrisonburg High School at 35.2% proficient to Block High School at 10.8%, a gap of 24.3 points. That is the 42nd widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 1,135 to 898 students (down 21%) and from 74 to 85 full-time teachers (up 15%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisonburg High School | Harrisonburg | Combined | PK-12 | 318 |
| Jonesville Elementary School | Jonesville | Elementary | PK-05 | 211 |
| Block High School | Jonesville | High | 06-12 | 179 |
| Sicily Island High School | Sicily Island | Combined | PK-12 | 143 |
| Central High School | Jonesville | Combined | KG-12 | 47 |
About Catahoula Parish
Across 5 schools, Catahoula Parish serves about 898 students in Louisiana. By footprint it is a small district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Catahoula Parish spans 1 elementary, 1 high school, and 3 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Catahoula Parish is about 180, noticeably below the Louisiana average of roughly 509.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 17%: 1,088 students in SY 2020-21 versus 898 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Catahoula Parish discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.