Tensas Parish School Board

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The Tensas Parish School Board is an entity responsible for the operation of public schools in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States.{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembers1812_2008.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2008|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=December 30, 2009}}Nix keeps deputies on payroll", Minden Press-Herald, Minden, Louisiana, July 31, 1981, p.1{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/la/Tensas/state.html|title=National Register of Historic Places: Louisiana, Tensas Parish|publisher=nationalregisterof historicplaces.com|accessdate=January 10, 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130713/NEWS01/307130026/Proficiency-slips-in-Tensas-Franklin-Parish-schools|title=Barbara Leader, "Proficiency slips in Tensas, Franklin Parish schools", July 13, 2013|newspaper=Monroe News-Star|accessdate=July 14, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214122218/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130713/NEWS01/307130026/Proficiency-slips-in-Tensas-Franklin-Parish-schools|archivedate=December 14, 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2018/07/30/tensas-schools-financial-problems-snowball-because-untrained-staff/863494002/|title=Tensas schools' financial problem snowball because of untrained staff|newspaper=The Monroe News Star|date=July 30, 2018|author=Bonnie Bolden|accessdate=August 3, 2018}}

Schools

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  • Grades 7-12
  • Tensas High School (St. Joseph)
  • Grades PK-8
  • Newellton Elementary School (Newellton)
  • Grades PK-6
  • Tensas Elementary School (St. Joseph)

Demographics

  • Total Students (as of October 1, 2007): 768{{cite web | url = http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/11701.pdf | title = Multiple Statistics For Total Reported Public School Students - October 2007 | publisher = Louisiana Department of Education | date = 2007-10-01 | accessdate = 2008-10-13 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131109193338/http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/11701.pdf | archivedate = 2013-11-09 }}
  • Gender
  • Male: 54%
  • Female: 46%
  • Race/Ethnicity
  • African American: 91.54%
  • White: 6.64%
  • Hispanic: 1.82%
  • Socio-Economic Indicators
  • At-Risk: 90.10%
  • Free Lunch: 84.77%
  • Reduced Lunch: 5.34%

See also

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