Pitkin High School

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.

Pitkin High School
Location
7239 Highway 463 Pitkin , (Vernon Parish) , Louisiana 70656 United States
Coordinates	30.9368°N 92.9336°W / 30.9368; -92.9336
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]
Color(s)	Blue and white
Mascot	Tiger
Nickname	Tigers
Website

History

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

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

Pitkin High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Notable alumni

• James David Cain (Class of 1956), former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature