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Ville Platte High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
210 West Cotton Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone
(337) 363-3387
District
Evangeline Parish
County
EVANGELINE PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
656
Classroom Teachers
35

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.6% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Ville Platte High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
36%
14%
43%
4%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
36%
32%
47%
14%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
40%
23%
44%
20%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
40%
24%
48%
41%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 72 11.0%
Grade 8 88 13.4%
Grade 9 145 22.1%
Grade 10 129 19.7%
Grade 11 113 17.2%
Grade 12 109 16.6%
Total 656 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 25.1% 58.4% 43.7%
Black 72.1% 38.6% 42.9%
Hispanic 1.9% 2.5% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.3% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 78.2% 64.9% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 74.1% 59.9% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 5.0% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 32,335 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 48.8 104
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.8% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.1% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.6% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,128 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 13.9% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 76.5% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.2% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.8% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.1% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.4% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.7% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 26.5% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 18.5% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,681 $38,113,000 53.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,394,000 4.8%
Staff $781 $4,455,000 6.3%
General Administration $305 $1,740,000 2.4%
School Administration $680 $3,879,000 5.5%
Operation $919 $5,242,000 7.4%
Transportation $841 $4,798,000 6.7%
Other $211 $1,202,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,331 $24,710,000 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,462 $8,343,000 11.7%
Total Expenditures $12,474 $71,166,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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