Zwolle High School

Zwolle High School is a rural-scale secondary school in Zwolle, Louisiana, part of Sabine Parish. The school serves 270 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 711 students each, so Zwolle High School sits 62% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Sabine Parish (3,741 students total), Zwolle High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Zwolle High School lists that the most-represented group is Native American (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Black, 20% White, 14% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Zwolle High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at Zwolle High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sabine Parish runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Zwolle High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.1%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of +9.9 points.

Around the school, census data for Sabine Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $50,329 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Zwolle High School is one of 10 public schools in Sabine Parish (combined enrollment of about 3,741 students).

Zwolle Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Zwolle High School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Zwolle High School's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 335 (now 270). White enrollment moved from 13% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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