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Jackson Parish: How many students were enrolled in Quitman High School in 2021-22 school year?

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Quitman High School had the highest enrollment among Jackson Parish schools, welcoming 733 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.7% of them were boys, and 47.3% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 85.7% of Quitman High School's total enrollment.

Among the five schools in the Jackson Parish, Weston High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 633 students, while Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School welcomed 327 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Quitman High School is part of the Jackson Parish School District, which generally encompasses schools within Jackson Parish, with its main office in Jonesboro.

In the previous school year, Quitman High School still had the highest number of students among Jackson Parish schools.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

Enrollment in Jackson Parish Over the Years
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Enrollment Demographics in Jackson Parish Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School nameCityTotal School Enrollment
Quitman High SchoolQuitman733
Weston High SchoolJonesboro633
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary SchoolJonesboro327
Jonesboro-Hodge High SchoolJonesboro233
Jonesboro-Hodge Middle SchoolJonesboro154

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