Eunice Elementary School

Eunice Elementary School is an intimate elementary school in Eunice, Louisiana, run under St. Landry Parish. The school caters to 188 students in grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 58% smaller than typical.

Within St. Landry Parish, which oversees 32 schools and 10,982 students, Eunice Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Eunice Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Black (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 40% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Eunice Elementary School shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Eunice Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.1%, the actual is 21.0%, a residual of -1.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for St. Landry Parish put the typical household earns roughly $44,462 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Across St. Landry Parish's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,731 students), Eunice Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eunice Junior High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eunice Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 33.3%.

Eunice Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 36%: 292 students in 2018 compared to 188 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 55% to 38%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.