The Grant Parish School Board is an entity responsible for the operation of
public schools in
Grant Parish
Grant Parish (french: Paroisse de Grant) is a parish located in the North Central portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,309. The parish seat is Colfax. The parish was founded in 1869 durin ...
,
Louisiana
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,
United States
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. It is headquartered in the town of
Colfax. The parish is named for
Ulysses S. Grant
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(1822-1885), General-in-Chief of the
United States Army
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Union Army
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during the
American Civil War
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(1861-1865) and later 18th
President of the United States
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, served 1869–1877.
Schools
;PK-12 Schools
*
Georgetown High School (
Georgetown)
;Secondary schools
*Grades 7-12
**
Montgomery High School (
Montgomery)
*Grades 9-12
**
Grant High School (''Unincorporated area'')
**
Grant Academy (''Unincorporated area'')
*Grades 7-8
**Grant Junior High School (
Dry Prong)
; Primary schools (Grades PK-6)
*Colfax Elementary School (
Colfax)
*Pollock Elementary School (
Pollock
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)
*South Grant Elementary School (''Unincorporated area'')
*Verda Elementary School (''Unincorporated area'')
Demographics
*Total Students (as of October 1, 2007): 3,422
*Gender
**Male: 53%
**Female: 47%
*Race/Ethnicity
**White: 85.13%
**African American: 13.35%
**Hispanic: 0.67%
**Native American: 0.44%
**Asian: 0.41%
*Socio-Economic Indicators
**
At-Risk: 61.37%
**Free Lunch: 49.85%
**Reduced Lunch: 11.51%
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
Official website
School districts in Louisiana
Education in Grant Parish, Louisiana
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