Natchitoches Parish School District
Public
Regional · 9 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade
Public schools for Natchitoches, Campti, Provencal, Goldonna, Natchez, Clarence, Ashland, Robeline and Powhatan.
At a glance
4,792Students enrolled
13Schools
9Towns served
$18,362Spent per student
12:1Student–teacher ratio
87%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–5
L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle School or N.S.U. Elementary Lab SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 5
M.R. Weaver Elementary School or N.S.U. Elementary Lab SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Natchitoches Jr. High School or N.S.U. Middle Lab SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
Natchitoches Central High School or Lakeview Jr./Sr. High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Natchitoches Central High School or Lakeview Jr./Sr. High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Natchitoches Central High School or Lakeview Jr./Sr. High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
Natchitoches Central High School or Lakeview Jr./Sr. High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
Natchitoches Central High School or Lakeview Jr./Sr. High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
Natchitoches Central High School or Lakeview Jr./Sr. High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
Natchitoches Central High School or Lakeview Jr./Sr. High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
Natchitoches Central High School or Lakeview Jr./Sr. High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs LA
Math proficiency29%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 84.1%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$18,362
per student each year · 18% above the LA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
5,239’20
4,845’21
5,107’22
5,205’23
4,792’24
Students
Black · 57%2,715
White · 35%1,657
Hispanic · 4%202
Two or more races · 3%155
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%37
Asian · 1%25
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools13 in district
L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 687 students · Natchitoches
PublicProvencal Elementary & Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 444 students · Provencal
BPublicM.R. Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–4 · 379 students · Natchitoches
DPublicN.S.U. Elementary Lab SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 290 students · Natchitoches
A+PublicFairview-Alpha Elementary & Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 278 students · Campti
DPublicMarthaville Elementary & Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 196 students · Marthaville
A-PublicGoldonna Elementary & Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 100 students · Goldonna
C+PublicEast Natchitoches Elementary & Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 383 students · Natchitoches
DPublicNatchitoches Jr. High SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 371 students · Natchitoches
C-PublicN.S.U. Middle Lab SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 178 students · Natchitoches
A+PublicNatchitoches Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,188 students · Natchitoches
B+PublicLakeview Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 261 students · Campti
CPublicNatchitoches Parish Technical and Career CenterOther · Grades 4–12 · 37 students · Natchitoches
D-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.