North Early Childhood Center

North Early Childhood Center is a K-5 school of tiny scale in Fort Johnson, Louisiana, one of the schools within Vernon Parish, instructing 127 students in grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 72% smaller than the state mean of about 453.

North Early Childhood Center is one of 18 schools operated by Vernon Parish, a district that educates 7,887 students overall.

In terms of who attends, North Early Childhood Center reports that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 36% Black, 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Vernon Parish (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Vernon Parish put median household earnings sit near $57,270, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Vernon Parish runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,887 students), of which North Early Childhood Center is one.

Parkway Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around North Early Childhood Center.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 66%: 370 students in 2018 compared to 127 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 26% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.