Quitman High School

Located at 181 Wolverine Drive, in Quitman, Louisiana, Quitman High School is a medium-sized K-12 campus that serves 695 students (grades pre-K through 12), operated by Jackson Parish. Enrollment runs roughly 32% bigger than the state mean of about 527.

Across the 5 schools in Jackson Parish (1,927 students total), Quitman High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Quitman High School lists that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 10% Black, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jackson Parish (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Quitman High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 53.8%; this one comes in at 40.3%, -13.5 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jackson Parish put the typical household earns roughly $44,925 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Quitman High School is one of 5 public schools in Jackson Parish (combined enrollment of about 1,927 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jonesboro-Hodge High School, around 6.8 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Quitman High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Quitman High School has edged down 4%, going from 727 students in 2018 to 695 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 20% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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