The Evangeline Parish School Board (EPSB) or Evangeline Parish School District is an entity responsible for the operation of
public schools 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 be ...
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Louisiana
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United States
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. It is headquartered in the city of
Ville Platte
Ville Platte is the largest city in, and the parish seat of, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,430 at the 2010 census, down from 8,145 in 2000. The city's name is of French origin, roughly translating to "flat town ...
. The current Superintendent is Rev. Darwin Lazard, minister at Ninth Baptist Church in Ville Platte.
Schools
*Grades 5-12
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Basile High Schoolbr>
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Basile, Louisiana, Basile)
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Mamou High Schoolbr>
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Mamou, Louisiana, Mamou)
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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 bega ...
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Ville Platte
Ville Platte is the largest city in, and the parish seat of, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,430 at the 2010 census, down from 8,145 in 2000. The city's name is of French origin, roughly translating to "flat town ...
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*Grades PK-4 & 9-12
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Pine Prairie High School
Pine Prairie High School is an elementary and high school in Pine Prairie, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
Evangeline Parish (french: Paroisse d'Évangéline) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the popul ...
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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