Other / mixed grade configuration · Pleasant Hill, LA

Pleasant Hill High School

Federal NCES profile for Pleasant Hill High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220138001116
0/100100/10063/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
54
📋 Attendance
77
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pleasant Hill High School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Louisiana schools.

63
Resource Index · Higher
12:1
small classes for Louisiana
71.3%
free-lunch eligible
228
students enrolled

Pleasant Hill High School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-17 students YoY

Pleasant Hill High School shrank from 237 students in 2022-23 to 220 in 2023-24 (-7.2%).

Teacher FTE added 19.5 → 23.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-17 students YoY 220138001116 · Pleasant Hill, LA Other · SMALL · TRAD

228 enr · 12:1 · 71.3% lunch · RII 63

Nearest enrollment peer: Many Elementary School (613 students)

Pleasant Hill High School shrank from 237 students in 2022-23 to 220 in 2023-24 (-7.2%). Teacher FTE added 19.5 → 23.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Louisiana schools → · Find another →

Pleasant Hill High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Pleasant Hill High School reports 228 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Pleasant Hill High School compares

Pleasant Hill High School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12:1 ▼ 29% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 71.3% ▲ 14% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 228 top 85% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
228
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
71.3%
free-lunch eligible - 14% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 14% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$15,948
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,812
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 228 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
15
in-school suspensions + 42 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 25.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 46.1%
White 43.0%
Two or More 5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino 1.3%

Largest group: African American at 46.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 59.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 59.8, Pleasant Hill High School is more mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Sabine Parish reports $15,948 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Pleasant Hill High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Many Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Converse High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Zwolle Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Negreet High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Florien High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Pleasant Hill High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Sabine Parish · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Pleasant Hill High School

How many students attend Pleasant Hill High School?

Pleasant Hill High School has 228 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pleasant Hill, LA. CCD year-over-year: 237 (2022-23) → 220 (2023-24), down 17.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Hill High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Hill High School is 12:1, which is 29% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pleasant Hill High School?

71.3% of students at Pleasant Hill High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pleasant Hill High School?

The largest demographic group at Pleasant Hill High School is African American at 46.1% of enrollment, in Pleasant Hill, LA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pleasant Hill High School?

Pleasant Hill High School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Sabine Parish?

Besides Pleasant Hill High School, Sabine Parish also operates Many Elementary School (613 students), Converse High School (490 students), and Zwolle Elementary School (415 students). See the Sabine Parish district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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