Elton High School

Located at 903 Second Street, in Elton, Louisiana, Elton High School is a tiny senior high that serves 245 students (grades 6 through 12), part of Jefferson Davis Parish. Enrollment runs roughly 66% below the state mean of about 711.

Across the 12 schools in Jefferson Davis Parish (5,210 students total), Elton High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Elton High School shows that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 24% Black, 15% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Native American. By comparison, Jefferson Davis Parish as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Elton High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elton High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 42.6%; this one comes in at 24.0%, -18.6 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jefferson Davis Parish) reports that median household income runs about $57,341, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Elton High School is one of 12 public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish (combined enrollment of about 5,210 students).

Nearest neighbor: Elton Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elton High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

Elton High School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Elton High School's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 260 (now 245). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 29% to 24%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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