Morse Elementary School

Morse Elementary School, a small elementary-level community in Morse, Louisiana, overseen by Acadia Parish, serves 229 students, covering grades pre-K through 7. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 49% below typical.

Morse Elementary School is one of 27 schools operated by Acadia Parish, a district that enrolls 9,043 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Morse Elementary School records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial. By comparison, Acadia Parish as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Morse Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Morse Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Morse Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.7%; this one delivers 47.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Acadia Parish indicate median household income runs about $45,562, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. In all, Acadia Parish runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,043 students), of which Morse Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Midland High School, roughly 2.8 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Morse Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 19%: 193 students in 2018 compared to 229 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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