Claiborne Parish School Board Explained

Claiborne Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Homer, Louisiana, United States.^[1]

The district serves all of Claiborne Parish.^[2]

Former Claiborne Superintendent Gary Lee Jones became a Republican member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in January 2016.

History

In ???? the district had 2,019 students, a decrease by 102 from the previous year. In ???? the school district had a hiring freeze and planned to remove 60 job positions in order to reduce the district budget by $2.4 million.^[3]

Schools

PreK-12 schools

• Summerfield High School (Unincorporated area)

5-12 schools

• Haynesville Junior/Senior High School (Haynesville)

High schools

• Homer High School (Homer)

Junior high schools

• Homer Junior High School (Homer)

Elementary schools

• Homer Elementary School (Homer) - PK-5
• Haynesville Elementary School (Haynesville) - PreK-4

Former schools

• Athens High School (Athens, formerly in the building housing the private Mt. Olive Christian School)
  • The school had 162 students in February 2012. It closed in summer 2012, with students moved to Homer schools.^[4]

External links

• Claiborne Parish School Board - Official site.

Notes and References

1. "Welcome!!" Claiborne Parish Schools. Retrieved on October 2, 2010. "415 East Main St.Homer, LA 71040"
2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Claiborne Parish, LA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-02-11. - Text list
3. Web site: Layoffs At Claiborne Parish Schools. KTBS. 2016-12-04.
4. Web site: Athens school closes. KTBS. 2012-05-11. 2024-01-22.