Pitkin High School
| Pitkin High School | |
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| Location | |
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7239 Highway 463 , , 70656 United States 30°56′12″N 92°56′01″W / 30.9368°N 92.9336°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
School district | Vernon Parish School Board |
Principal | Connie Britt |
Teaching staff | 35.47 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Enrollment | 431 (2023–2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.15[1] |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Website | |
Pitkin High School (PHS) is a PK-12 school in the Pitkin community, an unincorporated area of Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is controlled by the Vernon Parish School Board.
History
[edit]Prior to the establishment of the school, several one and two room schoolhouses in the area educated children. They were later combined into a school called Compromise. Pitkin High was first established as a brick building facility in 1915, and it was approved as a high school on August 23, 1915. The current school building opened in 1969 and since then received renovations and additions.[2]
Facility
[edit]The school has three wings, one for lower elementary (Pre-K and head start through 4th grade), upper elementary (grades 5–8), and high school (9–12).[2]
Athletics
[edit]Pitkin High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Notable alumni
[edit]- James David Cain (Class of 1956), former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Pitkin High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- 1 2 "About PHS Deprecated link archived 2013-04-21 at archive.today." (Archive) Pitkin High School. Retrieved on March 23, 2013.
External links
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