Lacassine High School

As a medium-sized combined-grade school in Lacassine, Louisiana, Lacassine High School hosts 587 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by Jefferson Davis Parish.

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

Looking at the student body, Lacassine High School reports that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson Davis Parish as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 52.1:1, putting Lacassine High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Lacassine High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jefferson Davis Parish (around 58%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lacassine High School is in the bottom 10% of Louisiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 54.0%; Lacassine High School posts 36.3%, -17.7 points below that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding 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%. Lacassine High School is one of 12 public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish (combined enrollment of about 5,210 students).

J. I. Watson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Lacassine High School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.5%.

Lacassine High School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lacassine High School has edged down 14%, going from 681 students in 2018 to 587 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lacassine High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.