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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*Public school (government-funded), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government
*Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging private schools in England and Wales
*Great Public Schools, ...
in
Evangeline Parish
Evangeline Parish () is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. the population was 32,350. The parish seat is Ville Platte.
History
The parish was created out of lands formerly belonging to St. Landry Parish in 1910. The majority ...
,
Louisiana
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,
United States
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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 Schoolbr>
(
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.
Most Louisiana school districts are parish school districts while some are city school districts. The U.S. Census Bureau counts both types as independent governments. Special School District 1 ...
References
External links
Evangeline Parish School Board- Official site.
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School districts in Louisiana
Education in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
Ville Platte, Louisiana