West Feliciana Parish Public Schools

"WFP Schools" redirects here. For other uses, see WFPS (disambiguation).

West Feliciana Parish Public Schools (WFPPS) or West Feliciana Parish School Board (WFPSB) is a school district headquartered in St. Francisville, Louisiana, United States.^[3]

The entrance to the West Feliciana schools complex in Bains

West Feliciana High School
Location
8604 U.S. Highway 61 St. Francisville , (West Feliciana Parish) , Louisiana 70775 United States
Coordinates	30.826292°N 91.384202°W / 30.826292; -91.384202
Information
Type	Public high school
Principal	Karolyn Taylor
Staff	41.13 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	615[1] (2023-24)
Student to teacher ratio	14.95[1]
Color(s)	Royal blue and white[2]
Nickname	Saints[2]
Website	West Feliciana High School

The district serves residents of West Feliciana Parish, including St. Francisville,^[4] Bains, Tunica, Wakefield, and the residences of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola).

As of 2012 it was the school district in Louisiana with the third-highest level of academic performance, after the Zachary Community School Board and the New Orleans Public Schools campuses not within the Recovery School District.^[5]

School uniforms

All WFPPS schools have mandatory school uniforms.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Schools

All of the schools are located in unincorporated areas.

Secondary schools

• West Feliciana High School (Bains)
• West Feliciana Middle (Bains)
  • The newest school, WFMS opened in 1999. Upon opening it was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.^[11]

Primary schools

• 2nd Grade-5th Grade: Bains Elementary School (Bains)
  • The school is adjacent to Bains Lower Elementary.^[11] It is 13 miles (21 km) south of the Tunica Elementary School building in Tunica.^[12]
• Preschool-1st Grade: Bains Lower Elementary School (Bains)

Former schools

Tunica Elementary School

• Preschool-5th Grade: Tunica Elementary School (Tunica)
  • The Tunica Elementary building is in proximity to the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP),^[13] being 4 miles (6.4 km) from the facility. During its life about 125 students attended the school.^[11] Before its closure, it had 110 students.^[12] Many Tunica Elementary students lived on the premises of LSP.^[14] On May 18, 2011, due to budget cuts, the parish school board voted to close Tunica Elementary.^[15]