Pinecrest Supports & Services Center

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center is a public school serving multiple grade levels run by Special School District in Pineville, Louisiana. It reports enrollment of 92 students in kindergarten through 12. That puts enrollment 83% below the 527-student average for combined schools in Louisiana.

Special School District has 7 schools; together they serve 283 students.

More than half of the students at Pinecrest Supports & Services Center are White (51%). Beyond that, enrollment is 39% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Rapides Parish overall, about 61% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.

On staff are 10 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.2:1. The average for combined schools in Louisiana is 52.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 97% of students at Pinecrest Supports & Services Center are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Rapides Parish is 77%.

For the population of Rapides Parish, the median household earns about $54,967 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Pinecrest Supports & Services Center shares Rapides Parish with 50 other public schools.

Measured in a straight line, Tioga Elementary School is about 1.4 miles from Pinecrest Supports & Services Center. The five-mile area around Pinecrest Supports & Services Center holds at least 8 other public schools.

Locale data from NCES put Pinecrest Supports & Services Center in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 80 to 92, a 15% rise.

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