Natchitoches Central High School

As a substantial high school in Natchitoches, Louisiana, Natchitoches Central High School caters to 1,188 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Natchitoches Parish. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 711 students each, so Natchitoches Central High School sits 67% above that benchmark.

Within Natchitoches Parish, which oversees 13 schools and 4,792 students, Natchitoches Central High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Natchitoches Central High School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 32% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 40% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Natchitoches Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $46,292 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Natchitoches Parish runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,064 students), of which Natchitoches Central High School is one.

The closest other public school is N.S.U. Middle Lab School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Natchitoches Central High School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Natchitoches Central High School's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,339 (now 1,188). Over the same period, the White share fell from 37% to 32%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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