Lincoln Preparatory School

Lincoln Preparatory School is a school serving multiple grade levels with a street address in Grambling, Louisiana. The school covers pre-K through 12 and reported 684 students in 2024-25. On average, combined schools in Louisiana enroll around 527, and this school is 30% above that mark.

Lincoln Preparatory School operates as its own local education agency.

Roughly 95% of students at Lincoln Preparatory School are Black. Other students are 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Lincoln Parish residents are about 37% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lincoln Preparatory School scores 10%.

Its ratio of 10.1:1 is based on 67.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, combined schools in Louisiana average 52.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 85%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lincoln Parish is 57%.

For Lincoln Parish, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $39,172 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lincoln Parish number 14, with about 6,360 students.

Of the public schools around it, Lincoln Preparatory School is closest to Ruston Junior High School, about 1.1 miles away. Lincoln Preparatory School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area. As a charter school, Lincoln Preparatory School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

Enrollment rose 20% over 4 years, reaching 684 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.9:1 in 2020-21, and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.

The Lincoln Preparatory School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.