📍 903 Second Street, Elton, Jefferson Davis Parish, 70532
Elton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elton, Jefferson Davis Parish. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elton High School enrolls 257 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 26% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 103 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 257 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Elton High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-30, state senate district 25, state house district 37.
Elton High School is one of 12 schools in Jefferson Davis Parish, based in Jennings, Louisiana. The district serves 5,210 students district-wide and employs 318 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, Elton High School is smaller than the district average of about 434 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote