Total enrollment
4,792
-772 (-14%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Natchitoches Parish
Louisiana · 4,792 students · 5 cities
For families across Natchitoches Parish, public-school options total 14 K-12 schools, with combined enrollment near 4,792 (7 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Natchitoches Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
-1 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Natchitoches Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #13 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,792 | #34 of 69 | #2,014 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #27 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #20 of 69 | #2,128 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 87.5% | #7 of 69 | #831 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #29 of 65 | #2,254 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 Natchitoches Parish
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from N.S.U. Elementary Lab School at 77.8% proficient to Lakeview Jr./Sr. High School at 19.7%, a gap of 58.2 points. That is the 7th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 5,608 to 4,792 students (down 15%) and from 334 to 398 full-time teachers (up 19%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natchitoches Central High School | Natchitoches | High | 09-12 | 1,188 |
| L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle School | Natchitoches | Elementary | PK-02 | 687 |
| Provencal Elementary & Junior High School | Provencal | Elementary | PK-08 | 444 |
| East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School | Natchitoches | Middle | 05-06 | 383 |
| M.R. Weaver Elementary School | Natchitoches | Elementary | 03-04 | 379 |
| Natchitoches Jr. High School | Natchitoches | Middle | 07-08 | 371 |
| N.S.U. Elementary Lab School | Natchitoches | Elementary | PK-05 | 290 |
| Fairview-Alpha Elementary & Junior High School | Campti | Elementary | PK-06 | 278 |
| Lakeview Jr./Sr. High School | Campti | High | 07-12 | 261 |
| Marthaville Elementary & Junior High School | Marthaville | Elementary | PK-08 | 196 |
| N.S.U. Middle Lab School | Natchitoches | Middle | 06-08 | 178 |
| Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School | Goldonna | Elementary | PK-08 | 100 |
| Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center | Natchitoches | Combined | 04-12 | 37 |
| Natchitoches Magnet School | Natchitoches | Combined | M-M | · |
About Natchitoches Parish
Natchitoches Parish is a mid-sized Louisiana school district running 14 schools with combined enrollment near 4,792.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Natchitoches Parish consists of 7 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 342 in this district, meaningfully below the Louisiana typical of 509.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Natchitoches Parish has shrank 14% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 5,564 students to 4,792. Natchitoches Parish now counts 13 public schools, down from 14 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Natchitoches Parish discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.