📍 502 Berry Avenue, Leesville, Vernon Parish, 71446
Leesville High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Leesville, Vernon Parish. The school has 884 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vernon Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leesville High School enrolls 884 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 29% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 398 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 252 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 79 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 17 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
417 of the school's 884 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 367 qualify for free lunch and 50 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.
Leesville High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 30.
Leesville 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 884 students, Leesville High School is larger than the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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