Ebarb School

Ebarb School is a multi-level school of small scale in Noble, Louisiana, part of Sabine Parish, caters to 232 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 56% below the state mean of about 527.

Sabine Parish runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,741 students. Ebarb School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Ebarb School reports that Native American students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 22% White, 13% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 52.1:1, putting Ebarb School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ebarb School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Sabine Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $50,329 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. In all, Sabine Parish runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,741 students), of which Ebarb School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Zwolle High School, around 6.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Ebarb School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ebarb School has contracted 26%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 232 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 17% to 22%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.