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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED RIVER PARISH·NCES 220132000784

Ware Youth Center

3565 Highway 71, Coushatta, LA 71019 · (318) 932-4411 · Red River Parish
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL37 STUDENTS
Enrollment
37
Combined
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 527
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
34 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 5
2
Grade 7
1
Grade 8
1
Grade 9
10
Grade 10
12
Grade 11
11
Student demographics
White
514%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 41%
Hispanic
411%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12%
Black
2876%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 42%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2259%
Female
1541%

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7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
37
-42 (-53%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 13.2:1
% White
14%
was 37%
% Hispanic
11%
was 1%
% Black
76%
was 56%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Ware Youth Center

Located at 3565 Highway 71, in Coushatta, Louisiana, Ware Youth Center is a rural-scale all-grades campus that works with 37 students (grades K through 12), operated by Red River Parish. That puts it 93% smaller than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 527 students.

Within Red River Parish, which oversees 5 schools and 1,243 students, Ware Youth Center is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ware Youth Center logs that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 14% White, 11% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. The state averages around 52.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Red River Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,167 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Ware Youth Center is one of 5 public schools in Red River Parish (combined enrollment of about 1,243 students).

Red River Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Ware Youth Center's enrollment has fell 53% since 2018, when it stood at 79 (now 37). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 37% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

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Red River Parish at a glance

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Population
7,443
Census ACS
Median income
$49,167
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,243 students

Quick facts

School name
Ware Youth Center
District
Red River Parish
Address
3565 Highway 71, Coushatta, LA 71019
Phone
(318) 932-4411
County
Red River Parish
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
37
Teachers (FTE)
4
Student–teacher ratio
9.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
34 (92%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
220132000784
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in Coushatta
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Frequently asked questions

About Ware Youth Center
How large is Ware Youth Center?
Ware Youth Center enrolls approximately 37 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Ware Youth Center serve?
Ware Youth Center serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ware Youth Center?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at Ware Youth Center.
How diverse is Ware Youth Center?
Ware Youth Center reports a student body of 14% White, 11% Hispanic, 76% Black.
Who oversees Ware Youth Center?
Ware Youth Center is overseen by Red River Parish in Red River Parish.
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