📍 1926 Hwy 857, Baskin, Franklin Parish, 71219
Baskin School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baskin, Franklin Parish. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Baskin School enrolls 318 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 46% White and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 156 | 49% |
| White | 145 | 46% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 318 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 233 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Baskin 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-50, state senate district 32, state house district 20.
Baskin School is one of 6 schools in Franklin Parish, based in Winnsboro, Louisiana. The district serves 2,454 students district-wide and employs 189 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 318 students, Baskin School is smaller than the district average of about 409 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant