📍 181 Wolverine Drive, Quitman, Jackson Parish, 71268
Quitman High School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Quitman, Jackson Parish. The school has 785 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Quitman High School enrolls 785 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9.9% Black or African American and 2.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 668 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
363 of the school's 785 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 332 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Quitman High 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-40, state senate district 35, state house district 13.
Quitman High School is one of 5 schools in Jackson Parish, based in Jonesboro, Louisiana. The district serves 1,927 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 785 students, Quitman High School is larger than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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