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Vernon Parish School District
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District details
School board members: 12
Students: 9,075 (2023-2024)
Schools: 18 (2023-2024)
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Vernon Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana (Vernon Parish). During the 2024 school year, 9,075 students attended one of the district's 18 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Vernon Parish School District, District 1

General election

General election for Vernon Parish School District, District 1

The following candidates ran in the general election for Vernon Parish School District, District 1 on November 4, 2014.

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David J. Detz (R)
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Michael Perkins (Independent)
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Jim Seaman (Independent)
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Vernon Parish School District, District 2

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General election for Vernon Parish School District, District 2

Incumbent Angie Davis and incumbent W.R. Martin won election in the general election for Vernon Parish School District, District 2 on August 22, 2014.

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Vernon Parish School District, District 6

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General election for Vernon Parish School District, District 6

Incumbent Vernon Travis Jr. won election in the general election for Vernon Parish School District, District 6 on November 4, 2014.

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Vernon Parish School District, District 7

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General election for Vernon Parish School District, District 7

Incumbent John Blankenbaker won election in the general election for Vernon Parish School District, District 7 on August 22, 2014.

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Vernon Parish School District, District 8

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General election for Vernon Parish School District, District 8

Incumbent Gerald Cooley won election in the general election for Vernon Parish School District, District 8 on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The Vernon Parish School District consists of 12 members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Candace BlackDistrict 8
Kelly Kaiama-GoodwinDistrict 1
Rhonda MorrisonDistrict 1
Jackie SelfDistrict 1
Diedra ShellDistrict 3
Shad StewartDistrict 5
Angie DavisDistrict 22015
Jim SeamanDistrict 12014
John BlankenbakerDistrict 72007
Vernon Travis Jr.District 62007
W.R. MartinDistrict 42003
Robert Pynes Jr.District 12002

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Overlapping state house districts

Vernon Parish School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 24Rodney SchamerhornRepublican Party 82% 52%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 30Charles OwenRepublican Party 17% 60%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $34,968,000 $4,385 28%
Local: $34,374,000 $4,310 27%
State: $55,912,000 $7,011 45%
Total: $125,254,000 $15,706
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $121,703,000 $15,260
Total Current Expenditures: $112,111,000 $14,057
Instructional Expenditures: $64,688,000 $8,111 53%
Student and Staff Support: $10,930,000 $1,370 9%
Administration: $12,832,000 $1,609 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $23,656,000 $2,966 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,577,000 $1,075
Construction: $7,811,000 $979
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $35,000 $4
Interest on Debt: $682,000 $85

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35 50-54 17 34 <=20 35-39 38
2018-2019 77 90-94 60 75 60-79 70-74 81
2017-2018 76 85-89 60 72 60-79 70-74 80
2016-2017 76 85-89 67 78 70-79 70-74 78
2015-2016 76 75-79 68 74 70-79 65-69 79
2014-2015 73 80-84 64 70-74 70-79 70-74 75
2013-2014 83 90-94 75 83 80-84 80-84 85
2012-2013 82 >=95 77 82 80-84 80-84 83
2011-2012 84 90-94 75 78 85-89 80-84 86
2010-2011 79 85-89 67 75 75-79 80-84 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 51 65-69 36 49 40-59 50-54 54
2018-2019 83 90-94 71 82 60-79 80-84 86
2017-2018 81 85-89 71 80 >=80 75-79 83
2016-2017 82 85-89 77 81 80-89 75-79 83
2015-2016 82 85-89 78 81 80-89 70-74 83
2014-2015 80 75-79 70 80-84 >=90 80-84 82
2013-2014 82 85-89 77 80 80-84 75-79 84
2012-2013 84 >=95 79 86 80-84 80-84 85
2011-2012 82 90-94 79 83 80-84 80-84 83
2010-2011 78 75-79 73 77 75-79 75-79 80

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 96 PS >=95 >=80 PS >=80 97
2018-2019 95 PS >=95 >=80 >=50 >=80 95
2017-2018 94 PS >=95 >=80 PS >=50 94
2016-2017 91 PS 85-89 >=80 PS >=50 91
2015-2016 89 >=80 85-89 >=80 >=50 >=50 89
2014-2015 90 >=50 85-89 >=80 >=50 >=50 90
2013-2014 86 >=50 80-84 60-79 >=50 PS 87
2012-2013 82 PS 80-84 60-79 >=50 PS 82
2011-2012 80 PS 70-74 >=80 >=50 PS 82
2010-2011 81 >=50 75-79 >=80 >=50 PS 82

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 9,075 0.4
2022-2023 9,037 11.8
2021-2022 7,975 -1.9
2020-2021 8,125 -5.1
2019-2020 8,541 -1.7
2018-2019 8,684 -1.8
2017-2018 8,840 -0.5
2016-2017 8,882 -3.7
2015-2016 9,207 -1.4
2014-2015 9,336 -3.5
2013-2014 9,662 -1.7
2012-2013 9,829 -3.2
2011-2012 10,139 1.4
2010-2011 9,993 0.1
2009-2010 9,986 3.8
2008-2009 9,603 0.8
2007-2008 9,525 -0.9
2006-2007 9,608 -1.4
2005-2006 9,744 -1.5
2004-2005 9,889 0.2
2003-2004 9,874 0.3
2002-2003 9,841 -1.1
2001-2002 9,946 -2.7
2000-2001 10,215 1.1
1999-2000 10,105 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Vernon Parish School District (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 1.6
Black 13.3 41.4
Hispanic 10.2 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.1
Two or More Races 7.7 3.7
White 66.7 41.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Vernon Parish School District had 581.78 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.6.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 41.92
Kindergarten: 33.42
Elementary: 277.17
Secondary: 144.82
Total: 581.78

Vernon Parish School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 35.40 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 35.40
School Administrative Support: 36.35
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 145.76
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 15.99
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 16.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 19.00
Other Support Services: 272.33

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Vernon Parish School District operates 18 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Anacoco Elementary School546PK-6
Anacoco High School3187-12
East Leesville Elementary School332PK-KG
Evans High School388PK-12
Hicks High School366PK-12
Hornbeck High School387PK-12
Leesville High School8839-12
Leesville Junior High School4797-8
North Elementary School423PK-KG
Parkway Elementary School7281-4
Pickering Elementary School599PK-6
Pickering High School4627-12
Pitkin High School431PK-12
Rosepine Elementary School890PK-6
Rosepine High School5777-12
Simpson High School246PK-12
Vernon Middle School4485-6
West Leesville Elementary School5721-4


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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