Hicks High School

Vernon Parish
1296 Hicks School Road
Leesville, LA 71446
368 Students
Other Pre-K - 12th
School Overview
Hicks High School, located in Leesville, Louisiana, serves as a central educational hub for the rural community of Vernon Parish. As a combined K-12 institution, it offers a unique academic environment where students remain within the same school system from elementary through their high school graduation. This structure fosters a tight-knit campus culture, often characterized by strong long-term relationships between students, faculty, and the surrounding families in the Hicks community.

The school is deeply integrated into the local culture, with a strong emphasis on community involvement and extracurricular engagement. Like many schools in the Vernon Parish School District, Hicks High focuses on providing a core curriculum designed to prepare students for post-secondary success, whether that involves pursuing higher education or entering the workforce. By maintaining a smaller student-to-teacher ratio compared to larger urban districts, the school aims to provide personalized instruction and a supportive atmosphere that emphasizes both academic achievement and character development.
368
Total Students
22.6
Full-Time Teachers
16.3
Student/Teacher Ratio
56.8%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    344 (93.5 %)
  • Hispanic
    19 (5.2 %)
  • Two or More
    4 (1.1 %)
  • Black
    1 (0.3 %)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Other
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status: N/A
District: Vernon Parish
Phone: (337)239-9645
Grade Range: Pre-K - 12th
Total Students: 368
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 22.6
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 16.3
NSLP Participation:1 Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch: 153
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 56

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Pre-Kindergarten 14
Kindergarten 24
Grade 1 27
Grade 2 29
Grade 3 28
Grade 4 18
Grade 5 34
Grade 6 25
Grade 7 35
Grade 8 24
Grade 9 37
Grade 10 28
Grade 11 29
Grade 12 16
Gender Ratio
Nearby Others (Within 10 Miles)
Simpson High School
Vernon Parish
278 Students
4262 Highway 8
Simpson, LA 71474 (5.7 miles away)
Other Pre-K - 12th