Pine School

As a moderately sized high school in Franklinton, Louisiana, Pine School teaches 738 students from grades 6 through 12, part of Washington Parish.

Washington Parish comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,523 students; Pine School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pine School records that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Black, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pine School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Washington Parish runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pine School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 34.7%, a residual of -7.4 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Washington Parish) reports that the typical household earns roughly $45,380 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pine School is one of 14 public schools in Washington Parish (combined enrollment of about 6,326 students).

The closest other public school is Thomas Elementary School, roughly 3.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Pine School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 25.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pine School has rose 3%, going from 714 students in 2018 to 738 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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