📍 7239 Highway 463, Pitkin, Vernon Parish, 70656
Pitkin High School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Pitkin, Vernon Parish. The school has 417 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vernon Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pitkin High School enrolls 417 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.1% Two or more races and 2.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
307 of the school's 417 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 288 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pitkin 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.
Pitkin 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 417 students, Pitkin High School is close to the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote