Varnado High School

Located at 25543 Washington Street, in Varnado, Louisiana, Varnado High School is an one-room-style secondary school that serves 256 students (grades 6 through 12), operated by Washington Parish. Enrollment runs roughly 64% below the state mean of about 711.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Varnado High School records that Black students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 31% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, On paper, Varnado High School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Varnado High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Varnado High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.4%, the actual is 14.7%, a residual of -10.8 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Washington Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $45,380 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Varnado High School is one of 14 public schools in Washington Parish (combined enrollment of about 6,326 students).

Wesley Ray Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.5 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Varnado High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 24.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Varnado High School has decreased 30%, going from 367 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Varnado High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.