Pinecrest Supports & Services Center

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center is an all-grades campus of minimally staffed scale in Pineville, Louisiana, operated by Special School District, hosting 92 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 83% below the state mean of about 527.

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center is one of 7 schools operated by Special School District, a district that instructs 283 students overall.

On demographics, Pinecrest Supports & Services Center shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 39% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

Looking at school resources, Pinecrest Supports & Services Center logs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Rapides Parish's rate of about 77%.

In the area at large, Rapides Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $54,967, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Rapides Parish's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,481 students), Pinecrest Supports & Services Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tioga Elementary School, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pinecrest Supports & Services Center.

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 42%: 65 students in 2018 compared to 92 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 48% to 39% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Pinecrest Supports & Services Center typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.