School district · Louisiana

DeSoto Parish

DeSoto Parish in Louisiana: 9 public schools with 4,923 students and 12.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,190 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
4,923
Students per teacher
12.8
LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,190
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)
386
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
448
LA 408 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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%

52%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 84% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 37% · 70 school districts compared

2,073 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

40%proficient

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 29% · 70 school districts compared

1,983 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
$15.5K15
$15.4K16
$14.7K17
$15.3K18
$15.5K19
$16.1K20
$16.8K21
$18.2K22
$18.1K23
$19.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $14.2M
State
14% · $20.1M
Local
75% · $104.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,745
Support services
$7,385
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$16.5M
Long-term debt
$22.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 2Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Mansfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–454210.850%28%
Pre-K–152313.1——
2–580716.060%47%
Mansfield Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–833111.433%9.0%
6–860514.864%61%
Mansfield High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1232710.7——
North DeSoto High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1281715.0——
Logansport High SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1256610.538%30%
Stanley High SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1240511.045%31%

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
399 Jenkins St., Mansfield, LA 71052
Phone
(318)872-2836