School district · Louisiana

Catahoula Parish

Catahoula Parish in Louisiana: 5 public schools with 898 students and 10.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,546 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
898
Students per teacher
10.6
LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,546
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)
84.9
Counselors (FTE)
1.2
Students per counselor
736
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%

34%proficient

−6.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 37% · 70 school districts compared

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

Math

Louisiana: 33%

21%proficient

−8.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 29% · 70 school districts compared

368 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
$12.0K15
$12.2K16
$12.6K17
$12.3K18
$13.0K19
$12.7K20
$15.4K21
$17.2K22
$17.0K23
$17.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
21% · $3.3M
State
47% · $7.6M
Local
32% · $5.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,692
Support services
$6,700
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$77K
Long-term debt
$360K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–521114.932%25%
Block High SchoolFree meals for all
6–121798.422%7.0%
Central High SchoolFree meals for all
K–12475.750%7.0%
Harrisonburg High SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1231812.941%31%
Sicily Island High SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–121438.736%10%

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
200 Bushley Street, Harrisonburg, LA 71340
Phone
(318)744-5727