Natchitoches Central High School

Natchitoches Central High School is a large high school serving families in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It reports enrollment of 1,188 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 67% above the 711-student average for high schools in Louisiana.

The district, Natchitoches Parish, operates 13 schools serving 4,792 students.

The student body at Natchitoches Central High School is 58% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 40%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Natchitoches Central High School is 12.7:1, based on 93.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Louisiana, 18.0:1, is higher. Natchitoches Central High School counts 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is in Natchitoches Parish, where the median household earns about $46,292 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Natchitoches Central High School shares Natchitoches Parish with 14 other public schools.

Among nearby public schools, N.S.U. Middle Lab School is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Natchitoches Central High School.

For locale, NCES codes Natchitoches Central High School as Rural: Fringe.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 103 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 21.9 to 12.7 over 4 years.

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