Total enrollment
5,210
+43 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Jefferson Davis Parish
Louisiana · 5,210 students · 7 cities
Across the district, Jefferson Davis Parish runs 12 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 5,210 Louisiana students (about 434 per school).
4-year change in Jefferson Davis Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Jefferson Davis Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #21 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,210 | #29 of 69 | #1,844 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #28 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #53 of 69 | #5,055 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 57.8% | #55 of 69 | #3,116 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #48 of 65 | #2,954 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 Jefferson Davis Parish
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Lake Arthur Elementary School at 47.3% proficient to Jennings High School at 26.5%, a gap of 20.8 points. That is the 43rd widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 5,402 to 5,210 students (down 4%) and from 278 to 356 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Elementary School | Jennings | Elementary | PK-06 | 976 |
| Jennings High School | Jennings | High | 07-12 | 775 |
| Lacassine High School | Lacassine | Combined | PK-12 | 587 |
| Hathaway High School | Jennings | Combined | PK-12 | 566 |
| Welsh Elementary School | Welsh | Elementary | PK-05 | 499 |
| Lake Arthur Elementary School | Lake Arthur | Elementary | PK-06 | 441 |
| Lake Arthur High School | Lake Arthur | High | 07-12 | 365 |
| Welsh High School | Welsh | High | 09-12 | 263 |
| Elton High School | Elton | High | 06-12 | 245 |
| Elton Elementary School | Elton | Elementary | PK-05 | 221 |
| Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School | Roanoke | Middle | 06-08 | 199 |
| Fenton Elementary School | Fenton | Elementary | PK-08 | 73 |
About Jefferson Davis Parish
Jefferson Davis Parish is a thinly populated Louisiana school district running 12 schools with combined enrollment near 5,210.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Jefferson Davis Parish comprises 5 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Jefferson Davis Parish is about 434, below the Louisiana average of roughly 509.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,210 students, remained close to its prior level from the 5,167 reported in SY 2020-21.
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