Jennings High School

As a reasonably sized four-year high school in Jennings, Louisiana, Jennings High School works with 775 students from grades 7 through 12, part of Jefferson Davis Parish.

Jennings High School is one of 12 schools operated by Jefferson Davis Parish, a district that teaches 5,210 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Jennings High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 28% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

In terms of school funding signals, Jennings High School reports 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jennings High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.5%; this one delivers 25.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Jefferson Davis Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,341 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Jefferson Davis Parish's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,210 students), Jennings High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jennings Elementary School, roughly 2.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jennings High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jennings High School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 912 (now 775). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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