📍 6579 Hwy. 10, Washington, St. Landry Parish, 70589
North Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Washington, St. Landry Parish. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Landry Parish school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Central High School enrolls 308 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 21% White and 1.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 238 | 77% |
| White | 64 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
250 of the school's 308 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 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.
North Central 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-60, state senate district 24, state house district 40.
North Central High School is one of 35 schools in St. Landry Parish, based in Opelousas, Louisiana. The district serves 10,982 students district-wide and employs 753 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 308 students, North Central High School is close to the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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