The Gibsland–Coleman High School receives Title 1 funding.

[3] The site of the Gibsland-Coleman Complex is the same location as Coleman College, an African American segregated secondary school and the first African American institution for higher learning in North Louisiana.

[4] In 1937, Coleman College closed due to the Great Depression and the campus was sold to the Bienville School District.

[4] John Sherman Campbell (1897–1976), a noted educator, wildlife manager, conservationist, served as the principal from 1935 to 1938.

[citation needed] On February 7, 2014, a large marker was unveiled at the Gibsland–Coleman School Complex dedicated to Coleman College.