School district · Louisiana

Madison Parish

Madison Parish in Louisiana: 5 public schools with 1,133 students and 9.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,532 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,133
Students per teacher
9.8
LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,532
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)
116
Counselors (FTE)
4.9
Students per counselor
229
LA 408 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

14%proficient

−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 37% · 70 school districts compared

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

Math

Louisiana: 33%

4.0%proficient

−6.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 29% · 70 school districts compared

490 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
$12.5K15
$12.3K16
$11.9K17
$12.0K18
$12.5K19
$13.9K20
$18.3K21
$20.9K22
$18.6K23
$20.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
39% · $11.8M
State
31% · $9.6M
Local
30% · $9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,258
Support services
$9,282
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.6M
Long-term debt
$7.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Tallulah Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–229512.0——
Wright Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
3–526411.410%1.0%
Madison Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–82389.917%6.0%
6–12566.60.0%0.0%
Madison High SchoolFree meals for all
8–122807.9——

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
301 South Chestnut Street, Tallulah, LA 71282
Phone
(318)574-3616