Total enrollment
5,326
-398 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Evangeline Parish
Louisiana · 5,326 students · 5 cities
Evangeline Parish's public-school directory holds 13 schools, serving about 5,326 K-12 students inside Louisiana (an average of 410 per school).
4-year change in Evangeline Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+2 (+18%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Evangeline Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #25 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,326 | #28 of 69 | #1,799 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #26 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #31 of 69 | #3,215 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 72.3% | #32 of 69 | #1,763 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #30 of 65 | #2,331 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 Evangeline Parish
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from W. W. Stewart Elementary School at 55.2% proficient to Evangeline Reimagine Academy at 9.7%, a gap of 45.5 points. That is the 18th 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 5,900 to 4,861 students (down 18%) and from 311 to 360 full-time teachers (up 16%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Prairie High School | Pine Prairie | Combined | PK-12 | 757 |
| Bayou Chicot Elementary School | Ville Platte | Elementary | PK-08 | 661 |
| Mamou High School | Mamou | High | 09-12 | 443 |
| Basile High School | Basile | High | 05-12 | 432 |
| James Stephens Montessori School | Ville Platte | Elementary | PK-08 | 421 |
| Ville Platte High School | Ville Platte | High | 09-12 | 419 |
| Mamou Elementary School | Mamou | Elementary | PK-04 | 392 |
| Chataignier Elementary School | Chataignier | Elementary | PK-08 | 375 |
| Vidrine Elementary School | Ville Platte | Elementary | PK-08 | 359 |
| Ville Platte Elementary School | Ville Platte | Elementary | PK-05 | 319 |
| Mamou Junior High | Mamou | Middle | 05-08 | 290 |
| W. W. Stewart Elementary School | Basile | Elementary | PK-04 | 283 |
| Evangeline Reimagine Academy | Ville Platte | Middle | 06-08 | 175 |
About Evangeline Parish
As a low-population district in Louisiana, Evangeline Parish instructs 5,326 students across 13 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Evangeline Parish spans 7 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Evangeline Parish is about 410, noticeably below the Louisiana average of roughly 509.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,326 students, shrank 7% from the 5,724 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Evangeline Parish opened 2 schools, going from 11 to 13.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Evangeline Parish discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.