Fenton Elementary School

As a tiny elementary-level community in Fenton, Louisiana, Fenton Elementary School hosts 73 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Jefferson Davis Parish. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 84% leaner than typical.

Within Jefferson Davis Parish, which oversees 12 schools and 5,210 students, Fenton Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Fenton Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 26% Black, 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Fenton Elementary School lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Jefferson Davis Parish's rate of about 58%.

After controlling for student poverty, Fenton Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 35.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jefferson Davis Parish put the typical household earns roughly $57,341 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Jefferson Davis Parish runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,210 students), of which Fenton Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Kinder High School, roughly 8.7 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fenton Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Fenton Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 39% since 2018, when it stood at 120 (now 73). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 42% to 26%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 6.1:1 in 2025.

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