School district · Louisiana

Avoyelles Parish

Avoyelles Parish in Louisiana: 10 public schools with 4,794 students and 19.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,159 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
1 charter
Students
4,794
Students per teacher
19.8
LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,159
LA $15.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
242
Counselors (FTE)
3.5
Students per counselor
1,370
LA 408 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Louisiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Louisiana: 43%

35%proficient

+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 37% · 70 school districts compared

1,995 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

22%proficient

−2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 29% · 70 school districts compared

1,963 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.7K15
$9.5K16
$9.6K17
$9.7K18
$9.7K19
$10.9K20
$12.6K21
$12.6K22
$13.8K23
$16.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
35% · $30.7M
State
41% · $35.9M
Local
25% · $22M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,868
Support services
$5,724
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.3M
Long-term debt
$1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Bunkie Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–636817.429%11%
Cottonport ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–625524.928%7.0%
Lafargue Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–658119.349%37%
Pre-K–662520.632%20%
Pre-K–658220.135%27%
Riverside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–619712.245%35%
Avoyelles High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1246517.330%12%
Bunkie Magnet High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1266919.136%30%
LA School for Ag ScienceCharterCareer and technicalFree meals for all
7–1241232.740%17%
Marksville High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1264020.623%11%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
221 Tunica Drive West, Marksville, LA 71351
Phone
(318)240-0201