📍 1296 Hicks School Road, Leesville, Vernon Parish, 71446
Hicks High School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Leesville, Vernon Parish. The school has 368 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vernon Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hicks High School enrolls 368 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 344 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
189 of the school's 368 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Hicks 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-40, state senate district 30, state house district 24.
Hicks High School is one of 18 schools in Vernon Parish, based in Leesville, Louisiana. The district serves 7,887 students district-wide and employs 510 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 368 students, Hicks High School is smaller than the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote