The Evangeline Parish School Board (EPSB) or Evangeline Parish School District is an entity responsible for the operation of
public schools
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*State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government
*Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England and ...
in
Evangeline Parish
Evangeline Parish (french: Paroisse d'Évangéline) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,984. The parish seat is Ville Platte.
History
The parish was created out of lands formerly b ...
,
Louisiana
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. It is headquartered in the city of
Ville Platte. The current Superintendent is Rev. Darwin Lazard, minister at Ninth Baptist Church in Ville Platte.
Schools
*Grades 5-12
**
Basile High Schoolbr>
(
Basile, Louisiana, Basile)
**
Mamou High Schoolbr>
(
Mamou, Louisiana, Mamou)
**
Ville Platte High School
Ville Platte High School (VPHS) is a senior high school in Ville Platte, Louisiana. It is a part of the Evangeline Parish School Board.
History
The school first began in 1908.
Jeré Longman of ''The New York Times'' wrote that the facilities beg ...
br>
(
Ville Platte)
*Grades PK-4 & 9-12
**
Pine Prairie High Schoolbr>
(
Pine Prairie, Louisiana, Pine Prairie)
*Grades PK-8
Bayou Chicot Elementary School(''Unincorporated area north of Ville Platte)''
(
Chataignier)
Vidrine Elementary School(''Unincorporated area west of Ville Platte)''
*Grades PK-4
(Mamou)
(Ville Platte)
(Basile)
*Grades PK-2
(Ville Platte)
*Other Campuses
(''Unincorporated area west of Ville Platte near Vidrine Elementary School)''
Demographics
*Total Students (as of October 1, 2007): 6,120
*Gender
**Male: 52%
**Female: 48%
*Race/Ethnicity
**White: 57.75%
**African American: 40.98%
**Hispanic: 0.75%
**Asian: 0.31%
**Native American: 0.21%
*Socio-Economic Indicators
**
At-Risk: 76.39%
**Free Lunch: 66.29%
**Reduced Lunch: 10.10%
See also
*
List of school districts in Louisiana
This is a list of school districts in Louisiana.
The following cities operate their own schools: Baker, Bogalusa, Central, Monroe, and Zachary.
East Baton Rouge Parish
* City of Baker School System
* Central Community School System
* East B ...
References
External links
Evangeline Parish School Board- Official site.
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School districts in Louisiana
Education in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana