Total enrollment
2,712
-202 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Grant Parish
Louisiana · 2,871 students · 5 cities
Public K-12 schools in Grant Parish number 8, teaching approximately 2,871 Louisiana students (an average of 359 per school).
4-year change in Grant Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
-1 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Grant Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #33 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,871 | #45 of 69 | #3,368 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #42 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #34 of 69 | #3,354 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 67.9% | #40 of 69 | #2,103 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #60 of 65 | #4,846 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 Grant Parish
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from South Grant Elementary School at 41.7% proficient to Colfax Elementary School at 9.0%, a gap of 32.7 points. That is the 31st widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,811 to 2,712 students (down 4%) and from 162 to 207 full-time teachers (up 28%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant High School | Dry Prong | High | 09-12 | 569 |
| South Grant Elementary School | Dry Prong | Elementary | PK-05 | 487 |
| Grant Junior High School | Dry Prong | Middle | 06-08 | 438 |
| Pollock Elementary School | Pollock | Elementary | PK-05 | 421 |
| Verda Elementary School | Montgomery | Elementary | PK-05 | 308 |
| Montgomery High School | Montgomery | High | 06-12 | 253 |
| Georgetown High School | Georgetown | Combined | PK-12 | 236 |
| Colfax Elementary School | Colfax | Elementary | KG-05 | 159 |
About Grant Parish
Grant Parish is a small Louisiana school district running 8 schools with combined enrollment near 2,871.
On the school-mix side, Grant Parish spans 4 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Grant Parish runs about 359 students per school, 29% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 509.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,712 students, shrank 7% from the 2,914 reported in SY 2020-21. Grant Parish now counts 7 public schools, down from 8 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Grant Parish discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.