The largest public high school is Quitman High School, with 695 students. The Jackson Parish school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Quitman High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12	Grades PK–12	695	B⁺

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The districtsJackson Parish Every school1 school · Quitman High School Questions“Are Quitman’s schools good?”

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Work & commute

Quitman has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Quitman’s typical journey to work stands at 21 minutes. Among residents here, 47% live below the poverty line, above both the Louisiana town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Ruston (20%), Jonesboro (14%) and East Hodge (8%).

0%work in town

	Quitman	Louisiana towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	47%	20%	9.6%
Average trip to work	21 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Quitman0%

Ruston20%

Jonesboro14%

East Hodge8%

Monroe7%

14 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Quitman

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here30 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Quitman Commute times21 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 14 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Quitman brings mild winters and hot summers

For Quitman, the July high is 93°F.

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter37–59°

Spring53–77°

Summer70–92°

Fall53–78°

Nov 9

typical first frost

Mar 19

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

93°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 35°Rain & snow57″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Quitman: inland flooding

Quitman’s FEMA hazard score is 37 of 100, below both Louisiana’s towns (88 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Federal disaster aid has reached households in Quitman after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. Expected losses in Quitman break down as 36% from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes.

37risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Quitman Get ready0.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Quitman is

The share of adults in Quitman who have been diagnosed with depression: 30%. This Louisiana town does better than the Louisiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Nearly a fifth of adults in Quitman binge drink; 21% report frequent mental distress.

	Quitman	Louisiana towns	U.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)	30%	27%	23%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	19%	17%	16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	21%	20%	17%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	19%	26%	14%

32 measures vs. Louisiana

3 better28 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Quitman	LA
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	12.8%	16.8%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	9.5%	12.4%
More adults who have had cancer	8.6%	7.5%

Jackson Parish Hospital

7 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby7 miles to an ER · Jackson Parish Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults lacking emotional support Every CDC estimateBetter than LA on 3 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Driskill Mountain and 5 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Quitman. Close and well known come first.

All 18 attractions →

11 mi MountainDriskill Mountain

34 mi Ancient siteWatson Brake

36 mi GardenBiedenharn Museum and Gardens 38 mi Zoo & aquariumLouisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo

13 mi GardenLouisiana Tech University Arboretum

13 mi TheatreDixie Center for the Arts

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Driskill Mountain: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Watson Brake: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Biedenharn Museum and Gardens: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louisiana Tech University Arboretum: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dixie Center for the Arts: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Everything we know about Quitman

18pages on Quitman

The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than LA on 3 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$32K median household income · 30 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 37% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions18 nearby · Driskill Mountain 11 mi LibraryJackson Parish Library CollegesGrambling State University is 11.8 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1894 Famous people1 born in Quitman Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 58 residents Climate93° summer highs

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 71268 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Quitman

Grambling State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Grambling11.8 mi$7,683 in-state tuition Louisiana Tech UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Ruston12.8 mi$10,125 in-state tuition

About 6 of every 100 Quitman residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Quitman for work

Where Quitman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

30jobs based in Quitman

0%of working residents work in town

14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Quitman

Village in Louisiana, United States

Quitman is a village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Quitman had a population of 160. Quitman is 15 miles (24 km) south of Ruston on U.S. Highway 167, and 9 miles (14 km) north of Jonesboro, the parish seat of Jackson Parish. It is also adjacent to the Jackson Bienville Wildlife Area. Quitman is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area. East of Quitman is the Jimmie Davis Tabernacle, a gospel meeting hall. Behind the tabernacle are the grave sites of former Governor Jimmie Davis and his first wife, née Alvern Adams. Davis was born and reared in the area in the since abandoned Beech Springs community.

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Area: 0.9 sq mi
Elevation: 194 ft
ZIP code: 71268
Area code: 318

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