📍 311 Pershing Avenue, Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, 71322
Bunkie Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Avoyelles Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bunkie Elementary School enrolls 356 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 17% White and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 273 | 77% |
| White | 60 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 356 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bunkie Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-60, state senate district 28, state house district 28.
Bunkie Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Avoyelles Parish, based in Marksville, Louisiana. The district serves 4,794 students district-wide and employs 237 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 356 students, Bunkie Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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